Filed under: Senate, House, Barack Obama, Health Care, Obama Administration, CongressAfter months of deadlines that have come and gone, White House officials and congressional leaders expressed confidence Sunday that they will get the votes they need this week to pass a comprehensive health care reform bill, but they conceded that they are not there yet.
At the same time, Republicans renewed charges that President Obama and Democratic leaders were "arrogant" and "tone deaf" in trying to push through legislation the country doesn't want, and warned that passage of the reform package would not only wreak havoc on the health care system but would be a disaster at the polls for Democrats in this year's midterm elections.
House Minority Leader John Boehner went as far as to predict that Republicans would "have a chance" at winning control of the House although he acknowledged it would be an uphill fight. "It's a steep climb, but it's doable," Boehner said on CNN's State of the Union. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
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