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Seat. >> all right. michael, is this a platform that the republicans can run on? and do you think they can repeal it because -- go ahead. >> we can't repeal every aspect of the health care bill but what we can do is do something about the cost of it. $950 billion at a time when we already have a defendaicit of $ trillion is just irresponsible. where republicans are going to make a difference when we take over the congress of the united states is cutting off the oxygen for this thing, cutting off the money supply. a lot of the big costs of this thing only actually hit the government in 2014, 20...

That now not only is alive and well and about to be signed into law, but look at the amount of people, something like 280 chairs set up in the east room, doctors, nurses, and also all kind of democratic members of congress who maybe just a couple of weeks ago were nervous politically about appearing with this president and about touting this health reform bill are getting behind it to the point that they wanted to do this on the south lawn so they could fit more people. kind of inclement weather in washington over the last day or so, so what they're going to do when this is done and the presid...

Ago, president obama remains tough that he will have a healthcare bill to sign in coming days but by our coucount, lawmakers still don't have the vote. carl cameron on the hill to tell us if they made any progress today. >> reporter: eyeing a historic weekend vote on healthcare, they partook in st. patrick's day. > they have a donnybrook on healthcare and even democrats are divided. despite weeks of closed door talks democrats have not agreed on the final reconciliation package of fixes to the bill. they have yet to find tax hikes and spending cuts the congress budget office will say costs $95...

Ago, president obama remains tough that he will have a healthcare bill to sign in coming days but by our coucount, lawmakers still don't have the vote. carl cameron on the hill to tell us if they made any progress today. >> reporter: eyeing a historic weekend vote on healthcare, they partook in st. patrick's day. > they have a donnybrook on healthcare and even democrats are divided. despite weeks of closed door talks democrats have not agreed on the final reconciliation package of fixes to the bill. they have yet to find tax hikes and spending cuts the congress budget office will say costs $95...

But most of this comes from the nearly $2 trillion a year that america already spends on health care, but a lot of it is not spent wisely. a lot of that money is being wasted or spent badly. so, within this plan, we're going to make sure that the dollars we spend go towards making insurance more affordable and more secure. >> jeanne, you and i have e-mailed about this extensively, about whether or not the president's proposal, and the thing he talked about yesterday, is going to be more expensive or cheaper than doing nothing or more expensive or cheaper than other proposals. just tell me what...