"Will you pledge, Congressman -- will you pledge, Congressman, will you pledge to do that tonight?"

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Rep. Eric Cantor on Repealing Obamacare if GOP Wins Back House in November | O'Reilly Factor

LAURA INGRAHAM, GUEST HOST: In the "Impact" segment tonight: What's the political prognosis for Obamacare after the November election? The question many conservatives, Tea Party activists, Republicans and even some Democrats are asking is this: If they take the House in November, will Republicans immediately push for an all-out repeal of Obamacare?

Joining us now from Richmond, Virginia, is Republican Congressman Eric Cantor. All right, Republican Congressman Eric Cantor. You've now got to correct the record because Politico is reporting that Eric Cantor, if he's the House majority leader come -- come November, that you're going to push for a more modest approach to Obamacare, meaning defund it, not repeal it. Did Politico get it wrong?

REP. ERIC CANTOR, R-VA., HOUSE GOP WHIP: Laura, I'll tell you one thing: As you and I have known each other for several years and as many of my constituents are, I'm a big fan of yours. So I got several calls from constituents over the last day or so saying, "What's Laura Ingraham talking about that Eric Cantor is not for a repeal of Obamacare?" Of course I'm for a repeal of Obamacare.

As you know, Laura, I'm the Republican whip in the House, and the duty of the Republican whip was to marshal as many votes as we could against Obamacare to make sure it didn't become law. And in the end, we didn't have one Republican vote that voted for it. Unfortunately, the bill passed. So we are faced with a situation where, hopefully, this November, a conservative majority will regain position in the House. And we're going to do everything we can to repeal the bill, to delay the bill, to defund the bill, to do all of the above. I mean, these things go hand in hand, Laura.

INGRAHAM: Will you pledge, Congressman -- will you pledge, Congressman, if you are House majority leader, to see to it that a bill is brought to the floor of the House of Representatives to immediately repeal Obamacare? Will you pledge to do that tonight?

CANTOR: Listen, without measuring any drapes about what position I will be or won't be, if I'm in a position to make that difference, absolutely I will pledge to do that. Are you kidding? Of course. I mean, listen, the discussion, I think, in the article that you were reading was about how we going to have a comprehensive strategy to ensure that a trillion-dollar takeover of our health care in this country does not occur. And it's got to go forward on all fronts, full throttle. We've got to make sure, initially, that we are defunding every bit of the regulations process.

INGRAHAM: But 56 percent of -- see, I hear what you're saying, Congressman. But, look, 56 percent of the country wants it repealed. The latest poll out, Rasmussen, you read it. I read it. Fifty-six percent immediately want it repealed.

CANTOR: Laura, Laura…

INGRAHAM: I know you say you want it repealed but then you say, "Well, I mean, it's ambitious..."

CANTOR: Laura...

INGRAHAM: "...and President Obama might veto it." I say let him veto it. That will be great for you.

CANTOR: Laura -- Laura, absolutely. But, listen, if -- absolutely.

INGRAHAM: What's the "but"?

CANTOR: We're going to put a bill on the floor if I'm in a position to do it. You better believe it.

INGRAHAM: Well, if you're House majority leader, you'll have the position to do it. If you're House majority leader, you will...

CANTOR: Look...

INGRAHAM: ...push forward the bill immediately to repeal this?

CANTOR: Yes. Yes, yes, yes. I don't see how you ever thought I wouldn't be for doing that. Now, come on.

http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/oreilly/transcript/rep-eric-cantor-repealing-obamacare-if-gop-wins-back-house-november

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1. Sounds like two fifth graders talking.