Pelosi Backs out of Deal with Stupak? (Update: GOP Members Say Stupak Done with Pelosi)
By all accounts Bart Stupak has been pushing for an ironclad guarantee that the bill would only pass on the condition that his amendment is included. Kathryn Lopez hears what I hear:
Prospects for a Stupak deal may be collapsing. (Which, yes, could mean prospects for a vote tomorrow are collapsing. Or it could mean the [...]
Working the Phones
Since Monday, the President has held 64 meetings or phone calls with Members of Congress on health insurance reform. Here’s one:
President Barack Obama talks to a Member of Congress while en route to George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., to deliver remarks on health insurance reform, March 19, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete [...]
Putting Americans Back to Work: Another Step Forward
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This morning, President Obama signed into effect the HIRE Act, a jobs bill that provides small businesses with incentives to spur hiring and help put Americans back to work. Saying that "while this jobs bill is absolutely necessary, it’s by no means enough," the President pledged that this [...]
Green
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In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, President Obama met with the Taoiseach of Ireland Brian Cowen this morning. The President thanked the Taoiseach for Ireland’s assistance on important international issues and said that the U.S. and Ireland will be working together to address world hunger.
The President later [...]
Kucinich
Just now on Fox, heard Dennis Kucinich announce his decision to vote yes on Obamacare, as though there was any doubt what this liberal progressive was going to say. What struck me most though was that his speech sounded as though it had been written by the White House since it spent as much time [...]
Gibbs: The Cornhusker Kickback Bill Will be "Law of the Land" in 7 Days
The Hill reports:
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said the healthcare bill will pass by next weekend.
"We'll have the votes when the House votes, I think, within the next week," Gibbs said on "Fox News Sunday."
Gibbs added that those on next week's Sunday talk shows "will be talking about healthcare not as a presidential [...]
