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Defend America on Wednesday, March 17, 2010 5:53:58 PM
Obama Tells Fox News 'Procedural' Spat Over Health Bill Vote Doesn't Worry Him
FOXNews.com
President
Obama is not worried about the "procedural" debate over whether House
Democratic leaders should go ahead with a plan to approve health care
reform without a traditional vote, he told Fox News on Wednesday.
The president, in an interview with Fox News' Bret Baier, was
responding for the first time to the controversy over a plan to use a
parliamentary trick to allow the House to pass the Senate's health care
bill without forcing members to vote for it directly. The esoteric
procedure has drawn fierce protest from Republicans who say Democrats
are trying to avoid accountability, but the president said there will
be no doubt about where lawmakers stand on health care reform.
Watch the Obama interview in its entirety on Special Report Wednesday at 6 p.m. ET on Fox News Channel.
"I don't spend a lot of time worrying about what the procedural
rules are in the House or Senate," Obama said. "What I can tell you is
that the vote that's taken in the House will be a vote for health care
reform. And if people vote yes, whatever form that takes, that is going
to be a vote for health care reform. And I don't think we should
pretend otherwise. And if they don't, if they vote against it, then
they're going to be voting against health care reform and they're going
to be voting in favor of the status quo.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/03/17/obama-tells-fox-news-procedural-spat-health-vote-doesnt-worry/