On the floor of the Senate a battle wages over health care reform.
While Republicans mocked the sheer size of the plan...Democrats dismissed their critics by saying Republicans weren't offering any ideas of their own.
This debate which went on all day, comes to a head Saturday. That's when lawmakers are expected to vote
on whether to allow the full Senate to start working on the bill.
Democrats need 60 votes to start formal debate. Liberal lawmakers like Ohio's Sherrod Brown are making the case to Republicans and even some of their fellow Democrats.
The big sticking points include the nearly 1-trillion dollar price tag, and the so-called public option, a government run health care plan. Democrats hope to ease those fears - by giving states a choice of opting out of the government plan. And, they'll pay for part of the reform plan by taxing high-end health insurance, and cutting Medicare costs.
Republicans still aren't convinced.
"Higher premiums, higher taxes on the middle class, including small businesses, Medicare cuts. There's nothing her to like," said Senator John Cornyn, R-Texas.
Democrats have their work cut out for them. Winning the vote to start debate is no guarantee that health reform will pass. Many senators who will vote 'yes' to debate say they're still undecided on the bill itself.
