Saturday, November 7, 2009

11/7/09 HC Reform Update by Mark Sanna: House Democrats put the finishing touches on their health care legislation on Friday, but failed to bridge an internal divide over the issue of insurance coverage for abortions, as party leaders and the White House pushed to lock in votes on the eve of a historic floor debate. Democratic leaders said they were confident that they would have the 218 votes needed to pass the bill. A planned visit to the Capitol by President Obama was postponed until Saturday so that a face-to-face appeal would have greater impact on wavering lawmakers just before the vote

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