think we re expecting the ambulance drivers, say, can you show us your form of payment before we take you to the hospital? reporter: senate majority leader harry reid was asked yesterday about the idea of amendments, pay-fors in terms of what the senate is working on at this point. he says he is willing to take a look at them if they re serious. it is not clear whether he thinks some of the new ideas are being brought northward today are indeed serious forward. jenna. jenna: mike emanuel live at the capitol. thank you. jon: this midterm election year kicks off with the obama administration talking about the need to fight income inequality. some be republicans are accusing democrats using income gap as a way to distract from the president s problems with the troubled obamacare rollout. joining me with analysis, a writer for the hill. does it seem like income inequality is that sort of shiny object met to distract people from all the obamacare problems, elise? in a way it is, bec