The fate of health care reform rests in the hands of House Democrats, and increasingly it appears as if moving ahead with a comprehensive bill is too heavy a lift for them. But the party extends beyond the House of Representatives, and yet it increasingly appears as if the Democrats’ brethren in the upper chamber have hung them out to dry. And complicating matters slightly is that it’s not clear whether it’s dawned on House members–many of whom are still pinning their hopes on the Senate–that the other body has moved on.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=131541