Pelosi Signals Aim to Pass Health-Care Bill Before Obama Trip

Pelosi Signals Aim to Pass Health-Care Bill Before Obama Trip
March 12 (Bloomberg) — U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi signaled her determination to seek passage next week of legislation overhauling the health-care system after President Barack Obama put off the start of his Asia trip until March 21.
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Obama Delays Asia Trip To Press For Health Care Bill

Obama Delays Asia Trip To Press For Health Care Bill
The White House said his trip would be pushed back to March 21, with the president returning on March 26. Earlier, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs had insisted that Congress needed to act on health care by March 18 — Obama’s original departure date.
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Obama Bumps Asia Trip To Work On Health Care

Obama Bumps Asia Trip To Work On Health Care
President Obama delayed next week’s Asian trip on Friday to seize on suddenly improved prospects for his sweeping health care legislation, as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi forecast final passage of the overhaul in days. “It’s going to be historic,” she said as House and Senate leaders and [...]

Obama’s Health-Care Drive Bumping Against Trip to Indonesia

Obama’s Health-Care Drive Bumping Against Trip to Indonesia
March 3 (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama ’s drive to get health-care legislation passed in the next few weeks is bumping up against his planned visit to Indonesia and Australia, raising concerns among some Democrats about the trip’s timing.
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