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Radigan. i like it. here's what you can expect. on the health care bill over the next 24, 48, 72 hours, this is what to expect. the president will sign the bill voted on yesterday into law. immediately following that signature, the senate will begin to work on so-called fixes to the bill, changes such as the removal of that cornhusker kickback, one of the bribes cut along the way in this bill. also, delays on the timing at which the cadillac tax, the tax on high priced health insurance plans like those that the unions negotiated for themselves, that tax gets delayed. senate minority leader mit...

>> the house will be in order. >> the gentle lady from new york will suspend. >> all right. >> the gentleman from california controls the time. the gentleman from california has been recognized. >> madame speaker, mr. speaker, i encourage everyone to read the rule because the only thing that we are guaranteed upon its passage is that the senate bill with the cornhusker kickback, gatorade, louisiana purchase, and all -- >> time is expired. >> -- in fact, becomes public law. >> the gentleman's time is expired. >> the gentle lady from new york is recognized. >> mr. speaker i yield myself one minu...

Others. >> reporter: but keeping them honest, we tried to find out if the special deals, like $100 million for just one hospital in connecticut security by senator chris dodd have really been taken out. the answer is nobody, not even the president knows for sure. because just a few days before the historic final vote, top officials at the white house tell cnn the final bill is still not finished so they do not know what's in and what's out. the air of mystery has helped fuel republican charges the legislation was created by an illegitimate process. >> it was produced behind closed doors, it wa...

Just one hospital in connecticut secured by chris dodd have been taken out. the answer is nobody, not even the president, knows for sure. because just a few days before the historic final vote, top officials at the white house tell cnn the final bill is still not finished so they do not know what's in and what's out. the air of mystery has helped fuel republican charges the legislation was created by an illegitimate process. >> it was produced behind closed doors, it was produced with unsavory -- i say that with respect -- deal making, the louisiana purchase, funding the $300 million for one s...

Times." first kathleen parker, deem and doom, she calls it the benefit is that come election time house members who didn't vote for the bill can say, hey, don't look at me, i didn't vote for it. and voters who lawmakers apparently deem mentally challenged will give legislators a pass. this is called implausible optimism. >> and, jonathan, obviously what the house members have told nancy pelosi, they just can't vote for, like cornhusker kickback, the louisiana purchase, all of these sort of cheesy deals. speaking of cheesy. that were jammed if that senate bill. they don't want to vote on it. >>...