Thu Nov 12, 2009 at 03:30:00 PM EST
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President Obama took a trip to Capitol Hill on Saturday afternoon before the healthcare vote to rally hesitant House democrats to support the bill and according to Congressman Andrews, it worked:Many in the room credited Obama with swaying the last of the fence sitters. "A few members that were leaning no told me afterward that they'd been moved to vote yes," Representative Rob Andrews, a New Jersey Democrat, told reporters after the meeting. With how close the vote was, they needed every pep talk they could get. If those few that were leaning no remained in opposition, we would have had a completely different story. The President may want to pencil in time to motivate and hold hands when the reconciled bill comes back to the House eventually. |
| Jason Springer :: Andrews credits Obama with moving healthcare votes |
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