Still, CongressDaily reports that there seems to be little public appetite anymore to repeal the health law. "House members of both parties are ready to go home and explain what the law does, for better or worse, and in some cases, discuss possible reforms to answer those calling for repeal. Republicans say they plan to talk about health care when they go home for the Independence Day recess. 'I think educating the people on what the legislation does is the best thing we could do now, because they don't realize what a farce it is,' said Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart, R-Fla. 'That's one of our main jobs ” deciphering, helping people understand what's going on up here.' When it comes to constituent and party leadership cries for repeal of the law, rank-and-file Democrats and Republicans agreed full repeal was unlikely in the near future, and it was better to focus on provisions that could be reformed" (McCarthy, 6/28).

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