Political Memo – Rockefeller Stands Up for Liberals on Health Care – NYTimes.com
Published: September 17, 2009
WASHINGTON — On Tuesday, John D. Rockefeller IV, a leading Senate liberal on health issues, said he would oppose a new Democratic proposal intended to win elusive Republican support to remake the health system. On Wednesday, he was summoned to a private meeting with President Obama.
After months in which the White House had seemed to ignore liberals as it courted centrists to join the president’s signature cause, liberal lawmakers have finally attracted the administration’s attention. They, in turn, have to decide how far to press their case.
Political Memo – Rockefeller Stands Up for Liberals on Health Care – NYTimes.com
