Boccieri to Vote Yes’ on Health Care Bill
Boccieri said that the story of Natoma Canfield, a cancer-stricken Ohio woman without health insurance highlighted by President Barack Obama, reminded him of his own family’s health issues.
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Boccieri said that the story of Natoma Canfield, a cancer-stricken Ohio woman without health insurance highlighted by President Barack Obama, reminded him of his own family’s health issues.
He actually began with the mindset that temporary monuments weren’t realistic, but “the more I talk with people the more convinced I become that it’s a good idea,” he said.
“I didn’t have an opportunity on this particular trip, primarily because the dominant issue is the constitution,” deJongh said.
“I know he’s interested, and I think he’s looking for some vindication,” Davis said. “I was pleased to leave Congress undefeated and unindicted.”
“The numbers sound promising, but I want to see how we got to the numbers,” said Rep. Brian Baird (D-Wash.), who opposed the House-passed bill.
[IMGCAP(1)]”I want to see all the details before I sign it, but I generally think … if we have to improve or fix a few things in reconciliation that that would be the right process,” Sen.
And I don’t think we should pretend otherwise,” Obama said. The key is that “you’ve got a good package on the substance,” the president said.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Tuesday that she has not yet made a decision on whether to use a special procedure to enact the Senate’s health care bill without a separate vote, but she noted that
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) on Tuesday pushed back hard against Republican attacks on the majority’s possible strategy for approving health care reform without a separate vote on the Senate-passed
“Congress is homophobic, but I don’t think the American people are,” she says.
And, I think a lot of our people do want to vote for something.”
“I’ve had a number of private discussions over a period of time with Justice Stevens, so there’s really no way I can respond without going into those discussions — so I’m not going to,” Leahy said
House Republicans had Democratic leaders tied in knots Tuesday trying to defend a special rule to enact the Senate’s health care bill without a separate vote, even as Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) insisted
“Piper is with me tonight, so I won’t say anything about Alan Grayson that can’t be said around children,” she said.
“When I am U.S.
And he continued, citing a country song lyric (“my heart can’t take another you”) that he said summed up his feelings about Ventura.
All of this is why I did more than a double take last week when I heard what had to be not only one of the most ridiculous federal budget-related things spoken in quite some time (and that’s saying
Lincoln and Bayh have said they are likely to vote “no.” Three others — Sens.
But after four weeks of intense negotiations, Dodd said he was moving ahead without a bipartisan deal.
Pelosi said she hopes to complete this before Obama leaves on his overseas trip March 21. “I feel very exhilarated,” she said following a meeting of the Democratic Caucus.