11.06.2009 10:38 am
Democrat leader: “Very close” to votes needed to pass health bill
Post-Dispatch Washington Bureau
Hoyer
WASHINGTON — House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said this morning that Democrats are closing in on the votes needed for the U.S. House to pass a bill with historic changes in health insurance.
But lacking 218 votes, Hoyer said Democrats were continuing to persuade members in his party nervous about…
