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Democrats exited the Capitol on Saturday with victory on healthcare reform within their grasp and a decisive vote less than a day away. Added: March 21, 2010 at 2:24AM EDT
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Saturday that she wouldn’t allow votes on any of the side deals – including abortion – that members were seeking in exchange for their votes for healthcare legislation. Added: March 20, 2010 at 5:24PM EDT
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Saturday there wouldn't be any votes on side issues on healthcare legislation, including abortion.Added: March 20, 2010 at 5:22PM EDT
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Friday evening met with a visibly angry Pro-Choice Caucus amid rumors from Democratic aides that the Speaker was working on a last-minute deal with Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) to give his abortion language a separate vote.Added: March 19, 2010 at 8:47PM EDT
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At least six anti-abortion-rights Democrats are open to supporting the healthcare bill if they can get a guarantee from the Senate that it will move separate legislation containing the House abortion language, one of those Democrat holdouts said Friday.Added: March 19, 2010 at 12:04PM EDT
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Democrats hailed a Congressional Budget Office score Thursday that said their healthcare bill would trim the deficit by $138 billion as more of their members said they would vote “yes” on President Barack Obama’s signature issue.Added: March 18, 2010 at 9:00PM EDT
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After a prolonged wait, lawmakers and the public finally got a glimpse at the legislative package that embodies the compromises between the House- and Senate-passed healthcare reform bills and a cost estimate showing Democrats achieved their deficit reduction targets.Added: March 18, 2010 at 12:18PM EDT
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Leading a revolt against President Barack Obama’s healthcare legislation over abortion has been a “living hell” for Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.).Added: March 18, 2010 at 8:42AM EDT
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House Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson (Conn.) has taken the lead in the optimism sweepstakes when it comes to healthcare reform, telling reporters Monday night that leaders have the votes they need in hand.Added: March 16, 2010 at 9:46AM EDT
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President Barack Obama on Monday called on Democratic lawmakers to show “courage” by voting for healthcare reform as the House moved one step closer to passing the massive bill.Added: March 15, 2010 at 9:03PM EDT