Barack Obama actually said...

So this isn't radical reform but it is major reform. This legislation will not fix everything that ails our health care system, but it moves...

And right now, we are at the point where we are going to do something historic this weekend. That's what this health care vote is all about.

The toughest insurance reforms in history and by the way, when you talk to Republicans and you say well, are you against this? A lot of them...

If I lose so much influence, if I lose so much clout and stature, you, as Democrats, will lose it, too.