white house when the president closes his remarks by saying, and i weent to thank the media. a long awaited moment of celebration for the white house. >> this really is the group. what a great group of people. >> reporter: president trump and house republicans taking a victory lap in the rose garden. gop members bust down pennsylvania avenue for the occasion after the chamber voted to repeal and replace obamacare. the win a vindication for white house officials and house members who kept working behind closed doors on the american health care act. even after the embarrassing high profile collapse of a similar bill in march. >> i don't know what else to say, other than obamacare's the law of the land. >> reporter: the president himself speaking with 15 to 20 house members often in squeezing conversations between other events and working late into the night urging them to get on board in part by stressing the