VIQUEIRA, GOOD TO SEE YOU, MY FRIEND.
>> THANKS, CRAIG. >>> DURING THAT SPEECH, WHICH
AGAIN WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ABOUT THE AIR FORCE AND FOOTBALL,
PRESIDENT TRUMP BROUGHT UP THE WALL AS WELL.
HE EVEN SEEMED TO POLITICALLY THREATEN ANY MEMBER OF CONGRESS
REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT WHO OPPOSED I IT.
>> AND MAKE NO MISTAKE, WE ARE BEGINNING TO BUILD THE WALL AND
WE WILL KEEP OUT THE GANG MEMBERS, CRIMINALS, DRUG AND
HUMAN TRAFFICKERS, THAT THREATEN OUR CITIZENS AND THAT THREATEN
OUR SECURITY. ANY MEMBER OF CONGRESS WHO
OPPOSING OUR PLANS ON BORDER SECURITY, AND I KNOW THESE FOLKS
DIDN'T, IS ONLY EMPOWERING THESE DEADLY AND DANGEROUS THREATS AND
WE WILL NOT PUT UP WITH IT AND THE PUBLIC WON'T PUT UP WITH IT.
>> RODNEY DAVIS IS A REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN FROM ILLINOIS AND A
MEMBER OF THE TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE.
CONGRESSMAN, I WANT TO GET YOUR OPINION OF THE SPEECH IN JUST A
MOMENT BUT FIRST OF ALL, DO YOU THINK IT WAS APPROPRIATE TO GO
AFTER MEMBERS OF CONGRESS USING MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AS A
BACKDROP THERE? >> WELL, LET'S GIVE THE
PRESIDENT SOME CREDIT. HE TALKED ABOUT HISTORIC
INCREASE IN MILITARY SPENDING AT AN EVENT WHERE WE HAD MILITARY
MEMBERS, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT IT WAS A SPORTING EVENT
CEREMONY OR NOT AND I THINK THE PRESIDENT IS NOT GETTING ENOUGH
CREDIT FOR HELPING TO AVOID A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, JUST NORTH
OF HIS 100-DAY ANNIVERSARY OF BEING IN OFFICE AND THAT'S
SOMETHING THE PRESIDENT NEEDS TO TALK ABOUT.
>> CONGRESSMAN, TO BE CLEAR, THOUGH, I MEAN WE, PERHAPS,
WOULD HAVE HAD A SHUTDOWN HAD HE CONTINUED TO INSIST ON FUNDING
FOR THE BORDER WALL. >> WELL THE PRESIDENT CLEARLY
HAS GOTTEN HISTORIC AMOUNTS OF FUNDING FOR BORDER SECURITY.
WHAT THAT METHOD IS OVER THE NEXT SEARCH MONTHS OF THIS
FISCAL YEAR IS YET TO BE DETERMINED.
AND I BELIEVE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE SPOKE THAT WAS ONE OF
THEIREIR PRIORITIES BECAUSE IT ONE OF HIS PRIORITIES DURING THE
CAMPAIGN. >> LET'S PIVOT TO HEALTH CARE.
THE BILL IN ITS CURRENT FORM ARE YOU GOING TO VOTE FOR IT?
>> I'M A YES. I'VE BEEN AN ADVOCATE BECAUSE WE
GOT TO LOOK AT THE FACTS HERE, CRAIG.
THE FACTS ARE 29 MILLION AMERICANS RIGHT NOW UNDER THE
AFFORDABLE CARE ACT STILL DO NOT HAVE INSURANCE EVEN THOUGH THE
LAW REQUIRES THEM TO. ANOTHER 31 MILLION, CRAIG, HAVE
INSURANCE THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO USE.
PLEEMIUMS SKY ROCKETING IN THE INDIVIDUAL MARKETPLACE.
IF WE DON'T DO SOMETHING, THEN WE'RE ABDICATING OUR RESPONSIBLE
AS POLICYMAKERS AND I WISH THE DEMOCRATS WHO GAVE US THIS BILL,
I WISH THEY WOULD COME TO THE TABLE AND OFFER THEIR
SUGGESTIONS FOR THIS FIX THEY KEEP TALKING ABOUT BUT WE DON'T
SEE. >> LATE NIGHT HOST JIMMY KIMMEL
AS I'M SURE YOU HEARD OR READ GETTING A LOT OF ATTENTION TODAY
FOR A VERY PERSONAL STORY THAT HE SHARED ABOUT HIS NEWBORN SON
AND HEALTH CARE IN GENERAL. THESE HIGHLIGHTS ARE A BIT LONG,
BUT WELL WORTH THE TIME. WE'VE TRIMMED THEM DOWN.
TAKE A LISTEN AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT ON THE OTHER SIDE.
HERE IT IS. >> A LITTLE OVER A WEEK AGO ON
FRIDAY, APRIL 21st, MY WIFE MOLLY, GAVE BIRTH TO A BOY, A
BABY BOY, HIS NAME IS WILLIAM KIMMEL.
A VERY ATTENTIVE NURSE AT CEDARS-SINAI HOSPITAL, NANOOSH
WAS CHECKING HIM OUT AND HEARD A MURMUR IN HIS HEART WHICH IS
COMMON WITH NEWBORN BABIES BUT NOTICED HE WAS A BIT PURPLE.
WHICH IS NOT COMMON. BUT THEY DID AN X-RAY AND HIS
LUNGS WERE FINE. WHICH MEANT HIS HEART WASN'T.
SO NOW MORE DOCTORS AND NURSES AND EQUIPMENT COME IN AND
IT'S -- IT'S TERRIFYING THING. SO WE PUT THE BABY IN AN
AMBULANCE, TO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES, AND ON
MONDAY MORNING, DR. STARNS OPENED HIS CHEST AND FIXED ONE
OF THE TWO DEFECTS IN HIS HEART. HE WENT IN WITH A SCALPEL AND
DID SOME KIND OF MAGIC THAT I COULDN'T EVEN BEGIN TO EXPLAIN.
OPENED THE VALVE AND THE OPERATION WAS A SUCCESS.
BEFORE 2014 IF YOU WERE BORN WITH CONJETTAL HEART DEESE LIKE
MY SON WAS THERE WAS A GOOD CHANCE YOU WOULD NEVER GET
HEALTH INSURANCE BECAUSE YOU HAD A PREEXISTING CONDITION.
IF YOUR BABY IS GOING TO DIE, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO, IT SHOULDN'T
MATTER HOW MUCH MONEY YOU MAKE. I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING NOW
WHETHER YOU'RE A REPUBLICAN OR A DEMOCRAT, OR SOMETHING ELSE, WE
ALL AGREE ON THAT, RIGHT? I MEAN WE DO.
>> DID YOUR -- DID YOUR SIDE MAKE A MISTAKE GOING AFTER
PREEXISTING CONDITIONS? >> OUR SIDE DIDN'T GO AFTER
PREEXISTING CONDITIONS. PREEXISTING CONDITIONS AND THE
TEN ESSENTIAL HEALTH BENEFITS IN THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT STILL
REMAIN. PREEXISTING CONDITION COVERAGE
WILL REMAIN. IT'S JUST TRAGIC TO HEAR THE
STORY OF JIMMY KIMMEL'S SON AND THAT'S A STORY THAT IS MANY
HOSPITALS THROUGHOUT THIS NATION EVERY SINGLE DAY.
WHICH IS WHY WE WANT TO PROTECT THAT.
LOOK, MY WIFE IS AN 18-YEAR COLON CANCER SURVIVOR.
SHE WAS TOLD WHEN SHE WAS MISDIAGNOSED IT WAS IN HER HEAD.
WE STAYED IN -- I STAYED IN A JOB TO KEEP THE HEALTH INSURANCE
I HAD BECAUSE OF HER PREEXISTING CONDITION.
THAT'S WHY I BELIEVE THAT OUR POLICIES WILL ROW TEXT EVERYONE
INCLUDING JIMMY KIMMEL'S SON AND MY WIFE.
>> CONGRESSMAN THE KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION SAYS THAT BILL IN ITS
CURRENT FORM DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY SPECIFIC LANGUAGE ABOUT
PREMIUMS, BENEFITS OR ELIGIBILITY BASICALLY YOU MAY
SAY YOU COVER PREEXISTING CONDITIONS BUT THE LANGUAGE IS
SO VAGUE THAT THE BILL DOESN'T REALLY SAY THAT.
ARE YOU SAYING RIGHT NOW THAT THAT'S NOT THE CASE?
THAT WE'VE ALL GOTTEN IT WRONG? >> I AM SAYING THAT IT'S WRONG.
WE ARE COVERING PREEXISTING CONDITIONS.
IT'S PART OF THE FEDERALLY MANDATED HEALTH BENEFITS.
MANY STATES INCLUDING MINE HAVE MORE ESSENTIAL HEALTH BENEFITS
AND WHEN WE CONTINUE TO ADDRESS A WHICHEVERER -- WAIVER PROCESS
THAT NO ONE HAS PICKED UP THE PHONE TO CALL A GOVERNOR TO ASK
IF HE OR SHE WILL APPLY FOR THIS WAIVER SHE WOULD STILL EVEN IF
THEY APPLIED FOR A WAIVER HAVE TO GUARANTEE PREEXISTING
CONDITION COVERAGE AND IT'S GOT TO MEET A SET OF STANDARDS THAT
RELATE TO ACCESS, ACCESSIBILITY, AND COVERAGE AND AFFORDABILITY
BEFORE THEY CAN EVEN BRING AN INNOVATIVE IDEA TO THE TABLE.
SO THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT I BELIEVE THAT ARE WRONG IN THIS
DEBATE. WHEN PEOPLE TRY AND
MISCHARACTERIZE WHAT'S ACTUALLY IN THE BILL.
>> CONGRESSMAN RODNEY DAVIS FROM ILLINOIS, TRYING TO CLEAR UP
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