who were there to actually again show these senators and these congressmen what they were voting against in terms of lifetime caps. so people around the country really did incredible work, and i have to say disability rights activists led the way for a lot of people. so i really want to honor them tonight. >> that's a good point. republican house member tom cole made a point i've been making too, which i think there was more republican opposition to it than was recorded in the vote. many of those senators wanted to be recorded as voting with their party but were hoping it didn't pass. let's listen what tom cole says. >> i actually think there was a number of other senators. he probably took the hit as john mccain does for several others. it was clear they weren't at 50. you know, they probably weren't at 49 quite frankly. so john mccain did what he always does. he stepped forward, took responsibility that probably other people needed to bear in addition to him. >> peter wehner, how do you read