Public vs. Private

" President Obama budget for 30 includes a ten years 634. Billion dollar reserve fund. To help pay for health -- reforms joining me now one of the leaders in the debate -- that -- Georgia senator Johnny Isaacson. -- senator is there the bassist -- true bipartisan. Compromise on health care reform this year. Well unfortunately what the agreement that understand took place on Friday -- is that they'll do health care through reconciliation. Which. Means they can avoid regular order they don't have to -- Get a cloture vote. And could in fact kind of press on the Senate exactly what the administration -- without debate I think that would be a very bad way to handle what is a significant concern in this country. Well ended let's that I want to get to win the Florida the procedural ways what they're talking about as reconciliation it's -- way. That this would be passed as a budget measure rather than a policy measure even though it's obviously huge policy measure. And therefore they'd only need 51 votes but they say they will only use it as a last resort in October if they can't get a compromise. I guess the question is obviously that got that hammer over your -- what is the possibility. That all parties to this Republicans Democrats health care providers insurers can all get together. Well I'm prepared and I think a lot of people are prepared to come to the table and begin the talks and negotiations. We have been working group within the Republican conference is working on -- plan to offer. You have the Wyden Bennett bill which is a bipartisan bill that's already been introduced in the United States and it. There are a lot of ideas out there and if we can have a good solid debate in good solid give and take. We might can come up with a good piece of legislation but if hammers used to force what in the end result is in the end result. Is a single Payer government system that's going to be a problem. Now -- President Obama is talking not about a single Payer government system but about a public health come out publicly sponsored government paid for. Health plan that would be in competition with private plans. It is not a deal riker. Will -- it portends certain problems number one word you ever seen the government compete with the private sector where it didn't have the advantage both in that it doesn't have to pay taxes as well as is the regulator so. You have to see what the meat on those bones -- but it could be very problematic. So so I get the sense you don't really attribute a lot of good faith either to the president or two is. Democratic allies on this issue on Capitol Hill. I'm not ready to accuse anybody of bad faith -- the I know senator baucus the chairman of the finance committee is working on -- himself which. I think has some good ideas -- it as -- say the Wyden Bennett bill has been there. The president's -- provisions in the budget are thematic without the details and so we're going to have to get to that point. But I'm not going to get into accusing somebody of being -- is disingenuous yet until we really see what the debate does -- and real quickly got about thirty seconds left and in this talk and this is gonna be enormously expensive as we've said. They have a 600 billion dollar -- but they're now taking out the Democrats are even some of the ways to finance. Yes but they're leaving in and a reduction in tax deductions of about 20% for those over 250000. Would you most American small businesses. They're talking about demanding bigger rebates from sort of pharmaceutical companies. They're talking about hedging or carving out reimbursement for providers and doctors. Then there's -- going in diamond here there and honor to come -- the money but it's still spends too much and forces the bar too much we've got to find a better way to do it. Senator Johnny Isaacson of Georgia thank you so much for talking with us about what's going to be -- big issue perhaps in the next hundred days the debate over health care. --"