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    One telling sign of the shift is that Obama and Democratic leaders have had to lean hard on Democrats to take a vote many saw as fraught with political risks rather than rewards. "Given the heated and often misleading rhetoric surrounding this legislation, I know that this was a courageous vote for many members of Congress ... and I'm grateful to them and for the rest of their colleagues for taking us this far. Now it falls on the United States Senate to take this baton and bring this effort over the finish line." That line might not be crossed as soon as Democrats had hoped. Full Article at Denver Post
    Given the heated and often misleading rhetoric surrounding this legislation, I know that this was a courageous vote for many members of Congress ... and I'm grateful to them and for the rest of their colleagues for taking us this far. Now it falls on the United States Senate to take this baton and bring this effort over the finish line.
    Barack Obama – Barack Obama SOURCE: Denver Post 1 month ago
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Health care reform faces new hurdles in Senate
  1. The joys and the exultant expectations . . . have been mainly silenced by a year of economic turmoil and international uncertainty
    SOURCE: Denver Post 1 month ago
  2. The House bill is dead on arrival in the Senate
    SOURCE: Denver Post 1 month ago
  3. The public has shifted in its attitudes toward taxing, spending and the size of deficits in the last eight to nine months
    – Vin Weber SOURCE: Denver Post 1 month ago
  4. It's an historic accomplishment, but I'm not sure it's consistent of the public mood
    SOURCE: Denver Post 1 month ago
  5. Getting the best possible bill that doesn't pass isn't legislation
    SOURCE: Denver Post 1 month ago
  6. It should serve as a stark reminder that Americans don't want a 2,000-page, trillion-dollar government experiment
    Mitch McConnell – Mitch McConnell SOURCE: Denver Post 1 month ago
  7. But more striking than the domestic and international struggles is the sense of disappointment and disgust the American public feels toward Washington.
    SOURCE: Denver Post 1 month ago
  8. It's too bad the president has to spend all this time trying to rustle up votes within his own party ... But I honestly believe the House vote gives us momentum that Sen. Reid is going to use when he talks to his colleagues about the legislation this week.
    SOURCE: Denver Post 1 month ago

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