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President Obama Says Health Revamp Can't Wait for Long Debate Giving no ground, President Barack Obama and Republican leaders fought forcefully for their competing visions of historic health care reform Thursday in an exhausting, often-testy live-on-TV debate. Far from any accord, Obama signaled the Democrats were prepared to push ahead for an all-or-nothing congressional vote. Read More..
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White House Already Looking Beyond Health Care Summit President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats, holding out little hope for Thursday's televised bipartisan summit on health care, are prepared to try for a far-reaching bill in the coming weeks without a single Republican vote. Barring an unexpected two-party breakthrough at the summit, Democratic leaders feel they can't afford to fail, leaving them empty-handed on a huge priority in an already difficult election year. It's far from clear they can gather the votes, however, and it will take a major effort to unite fractious Democrats. Read More..
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What Do You Think Should Be Done About Health Care? President Obama is hosting a national bi-partisan health care summit to discuss what should be done about creating a national health insurance reform program. KRON 4 and KRON4.com want to know what you think about efforts to reform the nation's health care system. Read More..
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The White House has invited 22 high-ranking lawmakers to Thursday's summit on health care at Blair House, across the street from the White House. The session will begin with an opening statement from President Barack Obama, followed by remarks from a Republican chosen by the GOP leadership and a Democrat selected by that party's leadership. Obama will then moderate the discussion. The White House also asked the top four congressional leaders to designate four more lawmakers each to attend.
Lawmakers invited by the White House:
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.
Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin, D-Ill.
Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl, R-Ariz.
Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., chairman of the Finance Committee
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, ranking member of the Finance Committee
Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee
Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., ranking member of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee
Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., member of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md.
House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio
House Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-S.C.
House Minority Whip Eric Cantor, R-Va.
Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., chairman of the Ways and Means Committee
Rep. Dave Camp, R-Mich., ranking member of the Ways and Means Committee
Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee
Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, ranking member of the Energy and Commerce Committee
Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., chairman of the Education and Labor Committee
Rep. John Kline, R-Minn., ranking member of the Education and Labor Committee
Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., chair emeritus of the Energy and Commerce Committee
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore.
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