tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 10/23/2009
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In a tense, closed door caucus meeting this morning, during which House Democrats were made to go on the record on the question of whether they'd vote for a health care bill with a robust public option, some of the caucus' most nervous members got a bit of perspective from its longest serving ...
openleft.com - 30 days ago
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openleft.com —
It is time to start seriously asking whether
the House of Representatives can pass any health care...
bill whatsoever. First, while the final meeting deciding the fate of the robust public option is taking place as I type this, the likely outcome is ...
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Can the House Pass Any Health Care Bill At All?
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Dingell: We've Got To Get This Done
Talking Points Memo —
... Rep. John Dingell (D-MI), the longest serving member of the House, tells TPMDC what he told reluctant members of the Democratic caucus in the group's meeting this morning about the politics of passing a health care reform bill. ...
Dingell Rallies the House
Daily Kos —
... The member of Congress who has been working on healthcare reform for just about longer than anyone, John Dingell, spoke to the House Democratic caucus meeting this morning. ...
A Little Perspective
Talking Points Memo —
... What's at stake: Rep. Dingell's (D-MI) speech to the House Dem caucus at today's closed door -- and reportedly, fairly tense -- meeting. ...
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives struggled on Friday to agree on which version of a government-run health insurance plan to include in a reform bill, but said one was certain to be in the final legislation.
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