Is health care almost here? House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and an aide to President Obama said separately Sunday that congressional Democrats will have the votes to pass the health-care overhaul. Acknowledging that the vote could risk the political careers of some House Democrats, Pelosi said she’s confident she can pass a bill based on the version the Senate passed in December. “The American people need it. Why are we here? We’re not here just to self-perpetuate our service in Congress. We’re here to do the job for the American people,” Pelosi said. Nancy-Ann DeParle, director of the White House Office of Health Reform, also said the measure would have enough votes to pass in "simple up-or-down vote.”
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