millions of americans. >> i think the answer that i gave was perhaps your time might be better spent taking a look at the bill. >> as the clock ticked toward midnight, mike pence got to the hill. the first vote began at 20 minutes after midnight. the last lever democrats could pull which was a request to send the bill to committee for debate. that bill on certainly fail and did it. even with that first vote, they kept the first vote open. it was becoming clear, he was stalling. nearby, john mccain was talking to two senators who criticized the bill. then pence was talking to mccain. mcconnell did not have the votes and the vice president was trying to change it. and they kept the vote open for over an hour. the clearest foreshadowing happened when mccain walked over to democrats. they were joking around and