In a private meeting in the Capitol just now, a dozen or more House liberals bluntly told Nancy Pelosi that there was no chance that they would vote to pass the Senate bill in its current form — making it all but certain that House Dems won’t opt for th Full Article at Wake up America

Lynch comes out of the Iron Workers in Boston. The trades in Boston have pretty high fringe benefit rates. I suspect that it’s the Cadillac Tax issue for him. Although it could just be an overreaction to Scott Brown — rumor had it yesterday that at lea Full Article at Matthew Yglesias

Four other Democrats — Reps. Ann Kirkpatrick (Ariz.), Gabrielle Giffords (Ariz.), Dan Maffei (N.Y.) and Raul Grijalva (Ariz.) — also have signaled in the last 24 hours that they will or are likely to support the measure. Abortion remains a huge problem... Full Article at The Hill

Congressman Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), co-chair of the Progressive Caucus, has been an outspoken supporter of giving Americans a public option, or a government-run health insurance plan that would compete in an open marketplace alongside private insurers. He Full Article at NPR

House bill. "I want to make sure that the Henry Hyde amendment that federal funds not being used for abortion is adhered to," said Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, who says he's a Stupak supporter. Several other House Democrats who voted yes last time have... Full Article at Investor's Business Daily

Donna Edwards, Jared Polis, Chellie Pingree, Sheila Jackson Lee, Carol Shea-Porter, Diane Watson, John Lewis, Anthony Weiner, Jerrold Nadler, Nydia Velazquez, Keith Ellison, Loretta Sanchez, Hank Johnson, Maxine Waters, Luis Gutierrez, Lynn Woolsey, Marcy... Full Article at Open Left