( CNN ) -- President Obama is expected to sign the final health care legislation into law this week , but while the action wraps up on Capitol Hill , the heated debate over reform shows no sign of cooling down . With lawmakers back in their districts for the spring work period , the conversation just moves to a different platform . For Democrats , the two-week recess is an opportunity to highlight the immediate benefits of a law the public is not yet sold on . Democrats say the health care law provides all Americans with the opportunity to receive health care and prevents insurance companies from denying coverage to those who need it most . For Republicans , it 's a chance to rally support behind their efforts to repeal what they decry as a `` takeover '' of the health care system that will saddle future generations of Americans with debt . What 's the one thing you want to ask your representatives ? Republicans have made `` repeal and replace '' their battle cry , and Obama has said he welcomes the fight . At an event in Iowa City , Iowa , last week , the president scoffed at the Republicans ' strategy , saying , `` My attitude is -- Go for it . '' Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann last week introduced a bill to repeal the health care legislation , as did other Republican lawmakers . `` We need to work together , whether we 're Republicans , independents , Democrats , we all have to work together for whatever is in the best interest of the American people . And repeal most certainly is in the best interest of the people because this bill will lead to economic harm if it 's left in place , '' Bachmann told CBS ' `` Face the Nation . '' But Tim Kaine , chairman of the Democratic National Committee , said he does n't think efforts to knock down the legislation stand much chance . `` They may want to push forward on a repeal of health care , to tell small businesses you 're not going to get tax credits to pay for insurance , to tell families you now ca n't keep children on your policy until [ they ] 're 26 , to tell folks that you 're now subject to these abuses of the insurance industry . I think they 'd be unwise to do it . I think the American public will reject it , '' he told CBS . Despite the opposing messages , both sides say the public supports them . Republicans say the public opposes the president 's plan , but Democrats insist that people will eventually accept the plan now that it is finalized . And so far , both sides have a point . Most Americans disapprove of the health care reform law , but that does not translate into majority support for the `` repeal and replace '' strategy , according to a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll released Monday . CNN Poll : Americans divided over repealing health care law . Meanwhile , polls from both CBS and Quinnipiac University suggest that there has been a slight uptick in approval of the legislation following the vote . Another survey , a ABC/Washington Post poll released Sunday , indicated that the public 's overall view of the health care plan has held steady , with 46 percent supporting it and 50 percent opposed . The percentage of people who said they strongly support the health care legislation , however , increased by 10 points since February , while the percentage who strongly opposed it stayed about the same . `` We 'll find out in November who won or lost this battle , '' Sen. Jim DeMint , R-South Carolina , told CBS . `` What I do next is , I 'm trying to replace those who voted for this bill . I want to repeal it . And I want to replace it with some real reform that puts patients in charge of their health care again , '' he said . Echoing DeMint , South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham said he was looking forward to an election in November `` about whether this health care bill is a real fix or a phony political document trying to grow the government . '' Calling the legislation a `` giant Ponzi scheme , '' the Republican senator vowed that the fight `` wo n't wind up just being in Washington . '' Following a week of over-the-top rhetoric stemming from the health care vote , Sen. Barbara Mikulski , a Democrat from Maryland , cautioned that if lawmakers do n't watch their own words , they 'll hurt their credibility . `` If we do n't take ourselves seriously and act in a serious way , we 're not going to be taken seriously by the American people , '' Mikulski said . `` I have a suggestion . Let 's go back to the three R 's : respect , rules of engagement that promote decorum , and , No . 3 -- stop the rewards system that enables you to raise a lot of money after using outrageous and bizarre behavior , '' she added .
Lawmakers back in their districts for two - week holiday break . Meanwhile , Democrats trying to sell their points of view to their constituents . Republicans want to ` ` down and pass '' health care legislation . Polls showed support for legislation up slightly since before last week 's vote .