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>> do you think it's easier done as a yes or a no? >> excuse me? >> do you think in these tough swing districts, mccain districts, for instance, it's easier to run as a yes or a no? >> many of our members made a calculation it was easier to run as a no. some made calculation they could run as a yes, but the real, i think, bottom line is going to be, i think what happened yesterday was the democratic party told the american people, the president told them, we've told them we believe there ought to be affordable, accessible health care for all americans. i think the component parts of this bill,...

Thousands of uninsured americans with preexisting conditions, the parents of children who have a preexisting condition, will finally be able to purchase the coverage they need. that happens this year. [applause] >> this year, insurance companies will no longer be able to drop peoples' coverage when they get sick. [applause] >> they won't be able to place lifetime limits or restrictive annual limits on the amount of care they can receive. [applause] >> this year --

Health insurance costs and any company in 2014 with workers more than 50 workers will have to pay a fine if they are not offering all of their full-time employees coverage. right now it's $750 a year. remember, there are amendments that will go through the senate. if they are passed it will be up to $2,000 a year per full-time employee that the companies will have to pay a penalty for if they do not have coverage. also, they have to meet a minimum standard of benefits they are offering employees. they can't just say, you know, we offered you a brain scan and that's all you get. you have to off...

Lifetime limits. the small businesses are going to get a tax break so that they can get insurance. and those in high-risk pools will have a high-risk pool immediately available to them. so we think it's going to be a positive effect on this bill. as you've heard me say, chuck, in the past, the internals on this bill pulled very well. we think bill is going to be accepted well by the american people and, therefore, will be of help for democrats running whether running in no or yes districts as you pointed out. >> i understand. very quickly. if you lose the majority this year, was this worth it?...

But it may also be possible that they realize after health reform passes, and i sign that legislation into law, then it is going to be a little harder to mischaracterize what this effort has been all about. because this year small businesses will start getting tax credits so that they can offer health insurance to employees who currently don't have it. because this year those same parents who are worried about getting coverage for their children with pre-existing conditions now are assured that insurance companies have to give them coverage, this year. because this year insurance companies won...