lose 22 republican votes. ten have said they're voting against it. >> i want a solution not a deal. >> does this end the batter. >> harry reid has his plan which saves more without touching medicare and social security. >> you've got to cut real programs if you're going to get this deficit down. >> this is a plan that gets us where we need to go by august 2nd. >> what are americans thinking? >> totally frustrated. >> i feel they all need to get their acts together and settle this thing. >> for now it's unsettled with just six days to go. now, the fear is that all this instability will affect america's credit rating whether or not there's a last-minute deal. one of those ratings agency testifies here on capitol hill her today. amora? >> no doubt the country will be watching. tracie potts for us in washington.