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To: Alighieri who wrote (518374)10/5/2009 6:20:43 PM
From: Brumar89  Respond to of 1583869
 
Liberals aren't very well informed:

Obama Wants Health Care Bill Passed Before August Recess
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
By David Espo and Erica Werner, Associated Press

Washington (AP) - House Democrats are moving ahead with sweeping health care legislation as President Barack Obama prods a Senate committee chairman to take faster action on a companion measure.

Moving forcefully on his top domestic priority, Obama told Sen. Max Baucus he wants legislation ready by week's end in the Finance Committee that Baucus chairs, according to numerous Democratic officials.

These officials said Obama made his wishes known directly to Baucus, D-Mont., at a White House meeting Monday attended by administration officials and senior Democratic lawmakers.

The virtual deadline underscored Obama's determination to push legislation through both houses of Congress before lawmakers go home for their August summer break.

"Don't bet against us. We are going to make this thing happen," the president told reporters earlier Monday, fresh from an overseas trip during which the momentum behind his health care agenda slipped.
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