A House, and nation, divided on health care
U.S. President Barack Obama greets the crowd as he speaks on health care reform at George Mason University March 19, 2010 in Fairfax, Virginia.
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Local Papers Across the Country Weigh in for Reform
As the fight to put American families and small businesses in control of their health care hits the home stretch, local papers across the country are speaking out for the communities they serve and urging Congress to get health reform done. Here’s just a sample of what editorials are saying in advance of the vote:
Fort Collins Coloradoan [...]
Brad Ellsworth Abandons Stupak, Will Vote Yes (UPDATED)
From Greg Sargent:
Another big get for Dems: Rep Brad Ellsworth, a former Yes vote who shared the concerns of the Stupak dozen and was intensely wooed by both sides, will vote Yes on the Senate bill, his spokesman confirms to me.
“He’s a Yes,” Jonathan Kott, communications director for Ellsworth, just said by phone. “He will [...]
Bret Baier Interviews Barack Obama
Fox News Channel's Bret Baier interviewed President Obama today. It wasn't what you'd call a friendly encounter. Baier, concerned that the president was filibustering, repeatedly interrupted the chief executive. Obama quickly grew frustrated. Before long, the look on his face suggested he was wondering why he agreed to the interview in the first place.
Obama stuck [...]
The Current Tally
Byron York’s sources say their best estimate is that there are now 204 votes for the government health care takeover bill, 209 votes against it, and 18 undecided. The good news, one could infer, is that the Republicans only have to carry seven of the 18 to block the bill, while the Democrats have [...]
Will Kucinich Roll Over for Obama?
Can President Obama flip Dennis Kucinich's vote on the health care bill from "no" to "yes"? Today Kucinich is flying with the president aboard Air Force One en route to the liberal Ohio congressman's district, where Obama will deliver his stump speech for the Democratic health care overhaul.
Kucinich has been steadfastly opposed to the Senate [...]
