objectionable provisions in the senate bill before they actually approve the senate bill. that gives them cover there. then the action moves over to the senate by steny hoyer saying they have a majority of the senators signing on to agree to this reconciliation. that means that is a commitment, obviously a nonbinding one, but a commitment to vote for the reconciliation bill the way the house passed it. that would be the final step if that happens to get health care to the president's desk. >> earlier i asked all that was at stake for house speaker nancy pelosi, underscore a lot at stake for the president of the united states. it's become his number one domestic policy. how important is it for him to clinch these votes, particularly as he has face time today? >> i don't think you can overstate it. i think that's why the president believes and democratic leaders believe they have the votes. if the president were to fail on this, it would be devastating to his presidency, which is why