let's watch. >> the sustain ability of the cost of health care to individual families, to small businesses, to corporate america to our economy in terms of competitiveness in the internationally and to our federal budget was unsustainable. so to say we're going to repeal is is just as has been said by my colleagues is to do very serious violence to the national debt and deficit. >> of course, what do the republicans have to offer on health care after this vote? after we go through this whole vote on january 12th, the senate vote, and we still have the health care bill as law? >> well, they don't have anything to offer that can become law. but they can have hearings, try to chip away at it piecemeal. nancy pelosi made an argument there democrats have not yet won with the general public. that health care reform was essential because it will save costs, help small businesses, help the states, help the federal budget.