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Legislation. let's give you a look here at maybe some of the democrats that the president is going to be talking to. these are the democrats we're talking about who have not yet declared how they will vote on the bill tomorrow. the total number of democratic no votes needed to kill that bill is 38. by cnn's latest count there are 29 democratic no votes. others remain uncertain right now. throughout the day cnn's political and capital bureau staffs canvassing the house for updates of those numbers. we know how much it's expected to cost but where will the money come from to pay for health car...

Some democrats have been against it. and you spend $940 billion and you only get six years of benefits and most of the benefits have come from the government won't be implemented for another four. >> kelly: stand by, this is kelly wright. we're going to go to wendall again just to bring him in to discuss this, as well. wendall, let's talk specifically about the president of the united states who is going to at any moment, we expect he'll be talking to that body of democratic caucus members there in the base of the capitol visitor center. i want to ask you a question. the president is speaking ...

Members go home, they'll get an earful from the people whom they supposedly represent and they'll come back and vote no. so, in the sense they are being held hostage to the fear of public opinion. >> all right. we wish we had the other congressman from new jersey, he wasn't able to make it. appreciate you joining us today. kelly. >> as the house rules committee hashes out the procedures for tomorrow's vote on health care reform, what about the overall price tag of the proposed reform? the congressional budget office said earlier this week, that the current bill, will cost about $940 billion. a...

They predicted. i think that's going to be true here. >> okay, peter, what do you think in terms of these numbers and, look. with no gop support, you get the democrats completely owning this bill. if unemployment remains high, peter, come november in particular, how do democrats justify spending this much money, $940 billion, on a program that's not focused on jobs? >> well, first of all, there are a couple things about it. $940 billion is obviously over ten years. there is the $138 billion. look, the congressional budget office numbers, they're bipartisan group. it's not like anybody's cookin...

Capitol. neil cavuto here monitoring the sausage making up close and personal. on a grand scale, this is about as big as it gets. the single biggest domestic piece of legislation since the new deal. many argue certainly since medicare in 1966. that was then. this is about a $940 billion. some say excess of $1 trillion measure. now much depends, of course, later on when we get the final score of this from the congressional budget office, but that is later on. with us right now a guy who is being wooed aggressively both side, texas democrat qua henry cuellar. where do you stand? >> i looked at t...