others saying they don't see how the math adds up. that's not helpful in telling us where it is going to go. it is instrucktive to show how people that are close to the process aren't quite sure. that is unusual when a bill is going to the floor. there's a clearer sense of how it will turn out. this is the deadline imposed by the president and accepted fwi speaker. they would say today or never. that's what's happening here. so, the rule vote is a first step, a procedural vote. one potential theory is members of the freedom caucus, the most conservative group attempt to block this, there would be no later vote. that could be a strategic, tactical move. most typically, the rule that allows the bill to get to the floor does pass then there's the straight up or down, are you for it or against it? this initial vote is worth