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"Both of these bills [House and Senate] are really going to pull the rug out from America's hospitals." Jun 27, 2017

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Dr. Bruce Siegel, President and CEO of America's Essential Hospitals, discusses the impact that the Senate's Better Care Reconciliation Act could have on hospitals across America. We check in with Daniel and Jordan Allott to get an update on their immersive four-year reporting project: "The Race to 2020: 9 counties that will define a presidency".

"There's always going to be something frustrating in healthcare." Jun 24, 2017

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POLITICO health care reporter Dan Diamond joins the guys to talk about the Better Care Reconciliation Act and whether Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell actually cares if the bill passes or not. Sarah Leonard, features editor of The Nation magazine, discusses her recent New York Times op-ed: "Why Are So Many Young Voters Falling for Old Socialists?"

"We have all seen this movie before. We've seen what happens when one party goes it alone on healthcare." Jun 23, 2017

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Katherine Hayes, Director of Health Policy at the Bipartisan Policy Center, talks about the potential impact of the Senate's newly-unveiled Better Care Reconciliation Act. The guys address President Trump's recent comment about how he doesn't think poor people should advise him on the economy.

"Frankly, we need all the help that we can get if we're going to defeat Donald Trump." Jun 22, 2017

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Xochitl Hinojosa, the Communications Director for the DNC, talked about laying the groundwork for the 2018 midterms in the wake of losing another two special elections. Former Dallas Police Chief David Brown discussed policing in America and his new book: "Called To Rise: A Life in Faithful Service to the Community That Made Me".

"The ghost of the Iraq War hangs over every decision that has been made about Syria." Jun 21, 2017

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Gayle Lemmon, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, joins Rick to discuss the recent military escalation in Syria and whether we are on a potential path to war. Dr. Steve Klasko, President and CEO of Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health in Philadelphia, speculates on what we might see in the Senate's Obamacare repeal bill.

"If we can't agree on this, the country really will split apart." Jun 20, 2017

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Ben Shapiro, editor-in-chief of DailyWire.com, talks with Rick and Michael about the current state of free speech and civil discourse in the U.S. Phillip Smith, the head of the National African-American Gun Association, discusses the NRA's silence in the wake of the Philando Castile shooting, trial and verdict.

"Redistricting in this country has hurt our political system. There are no centrists anymore." Jun 17, 2017

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The guys discuss the bipartisanship that we've seen in the wake of the Steve Scalise shooting. Will it last? Can it last? What has to happen for us to have a respectful civil and political discourse again?

"They have to vote on this if they want to move on to other things." Jun 16, 2017

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Axios healthcare reporter Caitlin Owens talks about the Senate's Obamacare repeal bill and explains why premiums rose under the ACA and what needs to happen in order for those rates to fall. SiriusXM POTUS Senior Producer Jennifer McLellan gives us a live update on the 108th Congressional charity baseball game at Nats Park.

"There's a family element. We don't see this as an attack against a party. This is an attack against the whole body." Jun 15, 2017

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Rep. Joe Crowley (D-NY 14), the Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, joins us to talk about the mood on Capitol Hill today after the tragic shooting in Alexandria, Virginia that wounded Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) and others. The guys examine our country's increasingly toxic civil and political discourse.

"The deaths of mothers and children around the world have diminished thanks to foreign aid from the United States." Jun 14, 2017

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Rep. Dan Donovan (R-NY 11) joins the guys to discuss his recent op-ed in The Hill that makes the case against cutting funding for foreign aid. Former FBI Special Agent Ali Soufan talks about his new book "Anatomy of Terror: From the Death of bin Laden to the Rise of the Islamic State".

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