Obama urges Dems to seize moment on health care
March 4th, 2010 | Published in News
By ALAN FRAM, Associated Press
Last updated: 6:00 p.m., Thursday, March 4, 2010
WASHINGTON — Support from his own party in doubt, President Barack Obama summoned more than a dozen House Democrats to the White House Thursday, pleading with them to put aside their qualms, seize a historic moment and vote for his massive health care overhaul.
It’s the opportunity of a generation, he told them — and a chance to revive the party’s agenda after his rough first year in office.