expand medicaid like most states and used that money to help people buy private insurance and something we look at when we replace obamacare whether a tax deduction or tax credit we provide every american with the ability to go out and find affordable health insurance that fits their needs not the needs dictated by politicians in washington. all right. tom cotton, thank you for being with us. by the way, you probably were late getting to work. you forgot to shave this morning. i grew my winter beard and i ve got the one force that mostly causes then to shave their beard, their wives at home. it s working the opposite direction. my wife likes my beard so i ll keep it for a while. really? she must be a phish fan as well. thank you so much, senator. great talking to you. coming up next on morning joe. we have got to decide who is running this and we have to decide quickly. if it s terrorism, it s yours. gentlemen, the moment we label this terrorism, everything changes. it s
of what it was three years ago. republicans should take pride in that then we certainly have room for initiatives. do that over time, bring it toward balance, something you achieved in congress. four years in a row, first time since the 20s. it s good to see it s going in the right direction. thank you so much. appreciate you being here, tom cole, republican congressman from oklahoma. stay in that fox hole with tom coburn. he looks a little freaky when he starts growing the winter beard, but he shaves it off when he gets warm. he s my old client. i love him. tom, who really has become a big player in the republican caucus, by doing just the opposite of what ted cruz does. he doesn t go for cheap headlines. he actually tries to figure out how to get things done. says a grand bargain is possible. that is a very encouraging thing, i think, for both sides to hear.