Pelosi pushes health care bill to passage with steadfast leadership
Washington reports that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi kept Democrats focused on a broad health care reform bill amid early hesitation. She rallied Obama aides and lawmakers, invoking moral imperatives and political resolve, and resisted Republican calls for major rewrites as momentum built toward passage.
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After Vote Waves of Incivility Hit Capitol
The weekend saw escalating hostile rhetoric around the health care debate with protesters shouting N words at black congressmen and anti gay slurs aimed at Rep Barney Frank. Rep Randy Neugebauer’s baby killer remark sparked fresh controversy as pundits note periodic spikes in civility tied to close votes and strong issue coalitions.
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