millions of americans and it wouldn't deliver on our promises to reduce the cost of health insurance for americans. so i would say to my friends in the house of representatives, with whom i serve, do not walk the plank and vote for a bill that cannot pass senate and have to face the consequences of that vote. >> shepard: walk the plank. the senator said lawmakers could fix the plan but it would take a lot of carpentry. john roberts at the white house. john? >> we understand, shep, the congressional budget office numbers may be in our hands as early as 4:00 p.m. they do mean a lot for the white house, particularly this idea of selling this new american healthcare act, even though the white house is trying to play down the numbers. the reason why they're so important, the costs come in lower than that of obamacare, republicans will take that to the public relations bank and tell people hey, we're giving you something of quality. call it quality, whatever it ends up to be, at a lower price. if the numbers come in as the