House Speaker Nancy Pelosi all-but-predicted passage of a House health reform bill about an hour ago, following an emotional appeal from President Barack Obama to fellow Democrats, urging them to “answer the call of history” and vote yes.
“Now’s the time to finish the job,” Obama said in the Rose Garden, following a 45-minute closed-door meeting with the House Democratic caucus on Capitol Hill.
“I reminded them that opportunities like this come around maybe once in a generation,” Obama said. “This is their moment, this is our moment, to live up to the trust the American people have pledged in us.”
Obama left the Hill without addressing reporters, but Pelosi took to the microphones after he left sounding confident of passage. "Today we will make not only history, but progress for America's working families," she said.
It is still unclear if, even after all these "historic" speeches, whether or not Pelosi will place the bill before the house for a vote today.
Peter J. Mahon
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