something they did like were the white house and gop leaderships willingness to let them go in and fix these essential health benefi benefits. conservatives don't think things like maternity care should be mandatory for everybody. they think something like maternity care and birth control became optional that it would save money. there is no agreement. it is getting late in the day, dana, for them to fix something, have a chance to read it and then vote on it today. >> dana: well, i hope you brought your pillowcase because you might be there for awhile. we'll be watching. thank you very much, peter. let's bring in chris starwald to tell us what is going on. can you give us a synopsis from your point of view? do you think it's going to pass? is it policy or politics at this point that's driving the train? >> when you go the the rodeo, they have calf roping, they have bull riding. then there's a goat roping. and the goat roping is not