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To: Broken_Clock who wrote (109769)	3/20/2010 11:24:43 PM
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Obama Rallies Democrats in Final Push for Health Bill By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN and ROBERT PEAR Published: March 20, 2010 nytimes.com Ms. Pelosi expressed total confidence in the bill’s prospects. “We are on the verge of making great history for the American people,” she said. The speaker on Saturday rejected a proposal by Representative Bart Stupak, Democrat of Michigan and a leader of the abortion opponents, to revise the abortion provisions after the bill was adopted, a step that is typically used to make minor or technical changes and that requires approval of both the House and the Senate. Instead, Democratic officials said they were pursuing the idea of promising that Mr. Obama would issue an executive order prohibiting the use of taxpayer money for abortions. They said that approach would not mollify Mr. Stupak but could win the support of others still undecided because of their views on abortion. Ms. Pelosi said she would not allow separate votes on abortion or other controversial issues. “Not on abortion, not on public option, not on single-payer, not on anything,” she said. Behind the scenes, Ms. Pelosi was working aggressively to address the concerns of anti-abortion Democrats. She met with at least three of those lawmakers — Representatives Christopher Carney and Kathy Dahlkemper of Pennsylvania and Steve Driehaus of Ohio — none of whom had publicly committed their vote. The official action on Saturday was in the House Rules Committee, which labored to set the formal terms of the debate for Sunday’s showdown. 1-2 Next Page »