Barack Obama actually said...

This is paid for and will not add a dime to the deficit; it will reduce the deficit.

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

We need to prove we can lead. And if I lose this vote, we're going to have a lonely time between now and the reelection campaign in 2012.

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.