Posted by
Defend America on Wednesday, December 23, 2009 12:09:59 PM
Obama plans for health care delay, new jobs bill
By
MIKE ALLEN &
ALEXANDER TROWBRIDGE |
12/23/09 9:25 AM EST
The White House privately anticipates health care talks to slip into February — past President Barack Obama’s first State of the Union address — and then plans to make a “very hard pivot” to a new jobs bill, according to senior administration officials.
Obama has
been told that disputes over abortion and the tight schedule are highly
likely to delay a final deal, a blow to the president, who had hoped to
trumpet a health care
victory in his big speech to the nation. But he has also been told that
House Democratic leaders seem inclined, at least for now, to largely
accept the compromise worked out in the Senate, virtually ensuring he
will eventually get a deal.
Internally, White House aides are plunging into a 2010 plan calling for an early focus on creating jobs,
especially in the energy sector, along with starting a conversation
about deficit reduction measures, the administration officials said.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1209/30925.html