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Headlines! Tuesday, January 25

Posted by: Erin Kelly on Jan 26, 2010

Daschle: House Dems Should ‘Do the right thing,' pass Senate bill -The Hill

House Democrats should "do the right thing" and approve the Senate's healthcare bill, former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) said Monday.

Transcript: Diane Sawyer Interviews Obama -ABC News

SAWYER: So, looking back a year, going before a joint session of Congress. What's the biggest difference in going this week?

OBAMA: Well, you know, this may seem counterintuitive, but the biggest difference is that I was more worried about where the country was going a year ago than I am now.

Dem Leaders Unite on Health Care Strategy -AP

Democratic congressional leaders are uniting around their last, best hope for salvaging President Barack Obama's sweeping health care overhaul.

Pass the Bill Now, Continued -The New Republic

Timothy Jost and I assembled a letter signed by 51 health policy experts asking that the House pass the Senate bill and then fix this bill's significant shortcomings through the reconciliation process. We got a very strong group of people from across the ideological spectrum to sign on. For the most part, our letter has been favorably received in most quarters.

Health Insurance Reform Remains Critical to Economic Growth -The Committee on Education and Labor

A lot of things may have changed in light of the Massachusetts special election upset Tuesday, but one thing that hasn't changed is the health insurance crisis in America. We must address this crisis.

Don't Give Up Now -The New York Times

It would be a terrible mistake for Democrats to abandon comprehensive health care reform just because voters in the Massachusetts Senate race last week decided that they liked the Republican, Scott Brown, more than the Democrat, Martha Coakley.