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No, now yes, senators changing their minds. >> reporter: i think, essentially, what mitch mcconnell told them at this point is that, you know, we cannot leave this house and go to our recess in august, which they have extended the retess for two weeks, but we need to get this done now. we need to show the american people that we have done something. this was a promise that each one of you made, especially the republican senators, to their constituents, that they were going to do something on health care. and if they couldn't even get a bill to the floor to begin that process, he essentially ma...

Time, a sixth of the economy, tens of millions, health and even life affected without knowing exactly what we'll be debating on. perhaps nothing could sum up the process that's gotten us here quite as well as this. now, the best the majority leader's been able to cook up is a vague plan to do whatever it takes to pass something, anything, to get the bill to a house and senate conference on health care. my colleagues, plain and simple, it's a ruse. the likeliest result of a conference between the house and senate is full repeal of the affordable care act or something very close to it. it will c...

Amendment processes and not having ensured that all of your members are protected, not having a very clear end game set to go, but frankly, up to this point, that simply hasn't been possible. still waiting on senator mccain to show up. still waiting on senator ron johnson. if they get those two, they will have the 50 votes needed. mike pence who's currently in the chair right now would cast the tie-breaking vote and move forward but m.j. did a great job of laying out the uncertainty of what happens in this amendment process and i want to lay out the context. a lot of the very senators who vote...

Administration officials for things that holdouts could get behind the scenes. there are amendments that senate leaders are saying could be made in order for other senators. so there's an all-out blitz right now to close the deal on this. but the crazy reality is, as we go -- we're fewer than 24 hours from this vote. there's a real chance we might not know where the votes are until the senators actually vote. that's how close this is right now. and that's how much of an open question remains. >> what are they voting on? does anyone know the details? >> reporter: at least in terms of a final pr...

Process, the motion to proceed. it's the vote that determines whether this debate can proceed at all. whether we'll even take it up. after four straight elections in which this was a huge commitment to the american people, it's the vote that determines whether senators of both parties can offer their amendments and ideas on health care. well, i told the people of my state over this period that i'd vote to move beyond obamacare. and that's what i'm going to do today by voting yes. and i would ask all my colleagues to join me in doing