"I believe that the healthcare bill that was enacted by the current Congress will kill jobs in America, ruin the best healthcare system in the world, and bankrupt our country," Boehner, an Ohio Republican, told a news conference. "That means we have to do everything we can to try to repeal this bill and replace it with common sense reforms to bring down the cost of health care."
Boehner vows to repeal Obama healthcare reforms | Reuters
Rhetoric, and political tactics. He knows he can't get it repealed, but what he can do is get a repeal bill passed in the House, which will put the Senate on the spot. If it's killed in committee in the Senate, or comes to a vote and is defeated, that vote becomes a political weapon in the next election. Boehner knows there's no chance of repeal.
Pelosi was declaring a certain victory yesterday morning. Do you think she really believed it?