we expect on the upton bill? well, yesterday that number would have been higher. since they have introduced the bill house democratic leadership aids are called landrieu light, which is the bill you mentioned allow states to go after bad insurers, keep plans for a year and no new enrollment as opposed to mary landrieu s plans which would allow these people to be in those plans indefinitely. it will probably bring down the number. as high as 60, the latest aide i spoke to said probably around 30 or so. it will be left to members in tough districts to make the decision for themselves for their 2014 prospects. that s really where a lot of anger comes from from house democrats, procedural bill on the house floor, alex. they feel the president sold them out for the 2014 election. they obviously know he s not running again. he needs to go a step further. a lot of folks say this is the
capitol hill, what the democrats are offering is essentially what the president offered yesterday but they re calling it landrieu light. meaning they re naming it after the democratic senator who has his own bill. if it s bad messaging by democrats to name something after the president, that tells you everything you need to know. it certainly does. newsroom is back after a break. my employer matches my charitable giving. really. i get bonuses even working part-time. where i work, over 400 people are promoted every day. healthcare starting under $40 a month. i got education benefits. i work at walmart. i m a pharmacist. sales associate. i manage produce. i work in logistics. there s more to walmart than you think. vo: opportunity. that s the real walmart. could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. everybody knows that.
own. they re calling it landrieu-light. it is named for democratic senator from louisiana, mary landrieu is is trying to find a fix for the senate in the health care law. however this would not allow insurance companies to continue selling policies that don t meet obamacare standards. today the house democratic leader nancy pelosi ripped the republican upton plan. this is a conversation that s not an action but it does, does violence to the bill in other ways that idea that it was helping consumers was sort of the trojan horse whose underbelly is poisonous with, in terms of the health and well-being of the american people. reporter: the president has threatened to veto the upton bill even though it is not clear it would come up for a vote in the united states senate. bottom line, supporters of obamacare feel like this bill could destroy the health care