stabilize the insurance marketplace. these are not novel ideas. republicans are supporting these. we want to make sure the insurance companies know the stability of the market place so more have confidence to enter. we could also make it more stable by having a public option available if there's not competition in a community. so there are things we could do working with republicans quickly. i agree with you. i would like to get it done this year. i would like to get things moving. >> what do you make of the president's challenge to allow the aca to implode. first, do you believe that's a fair reckoning of the disposition of the health care system, that it is in a death spiral? and two, the notion that the president would, although he raised his hand and said i'll faithfully execute the laws of the united states, that he would allow this law to fail? >> chris, you're saying it exactly correct. the affordable care act is not