Health-bill vote is a close call

Nov 6th, 2009 - Philly

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While confident of victory - and boosted yesterday by the endorsements of the American Medical Association, the powerful seniors lobby AARP, and the American Cancer Society - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democratic leaders were working to contain defections to the roughly 25 Democrats already viewed as "hard no" votes.

There will be 258 Democrats in the House by the time the vote occurs, but to secure the 218 votes needed for passage - and with prospects dim for Republican converts - Pelosi can afford to lose no more than 40 members of her caucus.

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