Doctor Mike

Yeah, we have a charity care system where I work.

Are any of those three programs that you mentioned part of the spending bill that's currently holding?

And depending on which party you ask, they'll say, this is serious for us.

We believe our budget is so bad that this is serious.

Why, you've made unpopular decisions before.

Sure.

That you thought were right.

Yes.

You made your speech on Israel, which some people disagreed with.

Well, I said- You chose not to shut down the government earlier in the year.

I'm just giving a couple of- Yeah, I thought it was the right thing to do.

Yeah, so you follow your heart.

Why is it so important on this issue to follow your heart?

Thinking from the Republican side of things, Thune yesterday offered you to buy some time and allowing these ACA subsidies to continue temporarily so that we can reopen the government.

Tell me about that.

Who did he offer it to?

Given that you're saying you believe Johnson is leading the real issue here and that President Trump would be on par with this, we're Brooklyn guys.

Trump's a New Yorker, I guess, sort of.

You have your flip phone.

What's stopping you from calling him up directly and talking about it?