Rahm Emanuel

He had, he being President Clinton,

pediatric care, eye and dental, but it would expand to these kids by expanding Medicaid.

Republicans under Newt Gingrich counter with pediatric care, no eye and dental, but a separate program, not Medicaid, because they hated the entitlement, Medicaid.

And my one other thing, my dad was a pediatrician.

He used to do rounds with him.

So this is very personal to me.

And also my mother was a nurse.

And in the end of the day, we negotiated, it would be the president's healthcare policy, pediatric plus eye and dental, but it would be the Republicans' structure, which is it wouldn't be part of Medicaid, it would be the program called CHIPS, Children's Health Insurance Program.

10 million kids, parents work full-time, make more money than Medicaid, but have no private insurance.

So they're caught in this gap.

Now, don't ever confuse means with ends.

A lot of Democrats are upset.

Oh, we wanted it in Medicaid.

And I can tell you from going on rounds with my dad as a pediatrician, parents don't care how they get paid as long as their kids get the pediatric care or the eye and dental.

So the president's health care was more important.

And the Republicans, we gave them a win, which is it wouldn't be part of Medicaid.

And don't confuse ends with means.

Rather, means with ends.

The ends are the goal.

Health care.