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Pelosi confident House will pass health care bill
Staff and agenciesBy SUDHIN THANAWALA, Associated Press Writer Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press Writer – 3 mins ago
"We‘re very excited about where we are and will not be deterred by estimates that have no basis in fact," she said during a dedication of the renamed Lim P. Lee Post Office in San Francisco. The post office was renamed after the nation‘s first Chinese-American postmaster.
She also dismissed criticism by House GOP leader John Boehner of Ohio that she did not have sufficient votes.
House Democratic leaders are pressing for a vote on their bill as early as this coming week.
It would also ban insurance companies from denying coverage on the basis of pre-existing conditions.
In the weeks since, the White House and Democrats have embarked on a rescue strategy that would require the House to pass legislation that cleared the Senate in December before both houses approve a second bill that makes changes to the first.
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