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Defend America on Friday, July 24, 2009 7:38:15 PM
House healthcare talks break down in anger
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By Jared Allen, Mike Soraghan and Lauren Burke
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Posted: 07/24/09 03:27 PM [ET] |
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House
healthcare negotiations dissolved in acrimony on Friday, with Blue Dog
Democrats saying they were “lied” to by their Democratic leaders.
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advance of a subsequent press conference called by House leadership,
Blue Dog liaison Rep. Dennis Cardoza (D-Calif.) said the healthcare
bill should be staying in committee.
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http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/house-healthcare-talks-break-down-in-anger-2009-07-24.html
But Rahm Emanuel still believes next week is the deadline:
Emanuel: Changes To Health System Take Time
by April Fulton
Morning Edition, July 24, 2009 ·
The House of Representatives does plan to vote on health legislation
before leaving for its August recess, White House Chief of Staff Rahm
Emanuel told NPR.
Emerging from several hours of meetings
Thursday with House leaders, including Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Emanuel
told NPR's Steve Inskeep that "their intention is to go next week and
she is working toward that goal."
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106946745