In an interview with ABC News, the president who only days before had been functioning as nightshift foreman of the health care talks said it wasn't his role to delve into the details of legislative strategy. He suggested lawmakers might want to regroup around a smaller package of popular measures.
With House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., trying to gauge support for passing the Senate's bill, Obama's candor unnerved White House aides, who scrambled to reinterpret their boss' remarks.
It was no use. After meeting with Democratic lawmakers Thursday morning, Pelosi delivered the news that she didn't have the votes to pass the Senate bill.
Suddenly every Democrat had his or her own idea about what to do next. Some wanted to move on, noting that jobs and the economy are more important to voters than health care. Many called for scaling back the bills to more manageable and understandable dimensions. Some demanded a heroic attempt to enact comprehensive changes...
SOURCE: Associated Press > Town Hall
Sunday, January 24, 2010
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