politico.com - 10/29/2009
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Nancy Pelosi remains well shy of the 218 votes needed to pass a landmark health care reform bill.
huffingtonpost.com - 10/23/2009
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huffingtonpost.com —
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) ramped up the
pressure on wavering Democrats Friday morning, calling on them...
to state in front of their colleagues where they stand on a "robust" public health insurance option. Robust has become a code word on ...
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Crunch Time: Pelosi Puts Dem Reps On Record On Public Option
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Earl Pomeroy’s Vote “Still Up For Grabs” On Health Care Bill
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... It’s a massive, $1 trillion bill that will explode the deficit and pile on to the debt while funding abortion and doing a lot of other things Earl Pomeroy said he wouldn’t support. But when Nancy Pelosi says “jump”, Earl Pomeroy’s response is usually “how high?” ...
House Health Bill Removes Insurer Anti-Trust Exemption, Taxes Health Industry
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... with moderate Democrats over abortion and immigration, Speaker Pelosi hopes to have the legislation on the floor next week, with a final vote before “Veterans Day,” November 11th. At the moment, “House Democrats do not have firm commitment from enough lawmakers to guarantee passage of their bill.” One whip count has shown 23 centrist Democrats intend to vote against any health bill. Assuming that all Republicans vote against it, the bill can lose at least 38 Democrats and still pass the chamber.
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