right now we're still hearing the house is uncertain and maybe leaning towards not voting. the house isn't going to vote if the senate definitely isn't going to vote. they don't want to be hanging out there without any backup. so there is something and there always is with the house and the senate where they have to hold hands and jump together. the senate is refusing to hold hands. >> we've discussed the notion in the house that the speaker might have a strategic motivation to bring up these tax votes under the suspension process which requires a two-thirds. boehner spoke out against that today. is he admitting that he fears the possibility that it would be employed? >> yeah. i think they do fear it. it's an odd procedure and i do sort of wonder how the democrats would go along with it. so a suspension requires two-thirds vote and what you would be doing and it would be the first time i've ever seen any of them do this would be instead of getting the number of votes you need down in reconciliation, you'd be getting the number of votes up so more would cross over and vote for the tax cuts the for the rich but they still wouldn't pass.