fired. this isn t going away. it will come back up again. it will come back up in a future vote vote-orama. it will come back again every time we get the opportunity. reporter: i m also told that members of the conservative house freedom l caucus huddled with kevin mccarthy this week to strategize about how they can push this issue forward. one idea is trying to use the national defense policy bill to further this debate on the vaccine mandates because republicans, they see this as good for their base. it plays well with their base back home. it s worth pointing out that vaccines are the most effective lifesaving tool we have available to fight this virus. so essentially republicans are undermining the biden administration s ability to curb this virus even as they criticize them for failing to get the pandemic under control, jim. yeah. ability to protect themselves and their family in the process. soslan z melanie zanona, thanks very much. joining me now glorg ya borger.