[ applause ] we are on the verge of making great history for the american people and in doing so, we will make great progress for them as well. she knows how to count votes in the house and play the game in the house like few other people have. and to keep people with her in terms of subcommittee assignments, contracts, things that only a speaker really has the power to do. we re not going to let any barriers stand in the way. if there is a barrier, we will go up the fence, we will push open the gate. if that doesn t work, we ll climb the fence. if that doesn t work, we ll pole vault in. if that doesn t work, we ll parachute in, but we re not letting anything stand in the way of our passing the affordable care act. but a mu ttiny e represented within pelosi s own party. she basically said, if we don t stick together, it s not going to pass. n t stick togethet going to pass.