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Else. and it was anybody. asked to take off their hat and admire and being able to have as many deals shoveled into these bills to facilitate the passage. even if they later had to take the corn husker look because of the outrage of the american people or step back from a union worker or nonunion worker, i mean, the white house use of political power, raw political power in cutting deals, offering bribes and pressuring people is pretty amazing. on the one hand, the white house was telling the newspapers, the president will reward time and democrats with primary challenges or even third party t...

216 votes, we'll find out this afternoon. >> but you know, this is part of the process, right? i mean, both sides, both sides of the aisle do this and of course, critics will say, look, this happens in washington. this is how you make legislation. this is the sausage making process that we've now been a victim of having it watch. this is congress as usual. >> well, that's not true. first of all, special certain states have gotten special deals, promises like the corn husker kickback, the florida gatorade, louisiana purchase, now idaho, a special deal and 30 states including the state of texas ...

Committee on rules, i call up house resolution res 1203 and ask for its immediate consideration. >> this bill is the mother of all unfunded mandates. >> those who oppose the process don't want any debate or votes on health care itself. they just want to make reform go away. >> 228, nays 195 the question of consideration is decided and affirmative. >> i'm flabbergasted perhaps the gentle lady from new york could tell me under the rule that the louisiana perfect, the corn husker kickback, the gatorade and bismark bank job will be somehow removed from the legislation after its passage? >> i'm hap...

Hold up the senate next week. he joins us now from capitol hill. thank you very much. you know, the democrats are saying that this is just obstructionism and that you know, you have no right to do what you're doing. it's using senate rules, prude yurs, but that that is a bill coming back with positive things stripped out of it. why do you want to take a stand eliminating the corn husker deal and the louisiana purchase? >> at what point does the absurd take on reality? >> they are voting on it, they are voting on the rules, so it is a vote. >> oh, that's absurd, andrea. you cannot honestly argu...

For them to save him. i want to make one point about the corn husker kickback and all these deals. >> bret: we we are going to talk about the special deals in the new bill what we're digging out right now and more into the numbers. much more on health care reform on our home page right now go to foxnews.com/special report. be sure to vote on your choice for topic of the week for lightning round. we will talk about those special deals when we come back.