Obama administration officially (finally) supports House health insurance reform bill
America Blog Nov 06 09The official Statement of Administration Policy (SAP) on H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act, has been released. It's official: The Obama administration supports the bill. However, someone at the White House wanted to make it clear there is a "but" to this support. As John noted, with this crowd, "There's alway a but..." At least the SAP clears the way for Obama to actually push members of the House Democratic Caucus to support the legislation.Jon Walker at FDL Action is liveblogging the House Rules Committee meeting, which is currently in progress. The Rules Committee will set the parameters for what will happen on the House floor during the debate this weekend. Full story...
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