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Liberals grill Obama on health reform Posted on 3/5/2010
House liberals pressed President Barack Obama on healthcare reform Thursday.
They left the White House without making any commitments to vote for the final bill.
Rep. Lee Comments Rep. Barbara Lee, D-CA, Chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus, told The Hill that liberals challenged Obama on the lack of a public health insurance option and other provisions in the Senate bill the president has endorsed.
Rep. Lee said, "Obama said he still strongly supports a public option, but the votes aren't there."
She said, "Obama said the current healthcare legislation is a foundation and he would work with us on the next effort."
Lee said, "I am going to keep hoping for a public option."
She said, "And he said he's going to work with us."
March 18 Deadline White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said that President Obama wants to see House passage before he leaves for a trip to Indonesia and Australia on March 18.
Gibbs said the White House is "making one final push" to get that done.
