dori doreen gentzler is off today. democrat steny hoyer said at least ten democrats have been threatened. steve handelsman has more on capitol hill. >> reporter: wendy, thank. good evening. for many around here and america passions incited by his health care reform debate have not cooled. as the senate debated, police reports piled up. a brick thrown through the window of denies slaughter'sous in buffalo. and a door smashed at democrat gabriel gifford's off in tucson. in virginia, a tea party blog posted democrat tom pierello's home. in fact, it was his brother's home. roughly ten democrats have been threatened. members are to be on alert. >> to take precautions so they do not subject themselves or their families to physical harm. >> reporter: democrats want health kerosene as a done deal. but what house democrats passed it sunday, they also passed a set of changes, higher taxes on the well off. lower taxes on union health plan that senate democrats hope to okay this week. but republicans are objecting. >> more taxes a