have taken to repeal this law could have been 50 votes to create jobs by investing in things like infrastructure, or innovation, or 50 votes to make it easier for middle class families to send their kids to college. or 50 votes to raise the minimum wage, or restore unemployment insurance, that they let expire for folks working hard to find a new job. the point is, the repeal debate is and should be over. the affordable care act is working. i know the american people don't want us spending the next two and a half years refighting the settled political battles of the last five years. they sent us here to repair our economy, and restore our founding prop is of opportunity, not just for a few, but for all. and as president, that's exactly what i intend to keep doing as long as i'm in this office. with that, i'll take some questions. let's see who we've got. kathleen hennessey of the "l.a.