John Podesta, the president and chief executive officer of the Center For American Progress (CAP), offered tacit support today for having the House pass the Senate’s health care bill but only with guarantees that it could later be amended through a reconciliation bill.
Podesta described this as the “consensus” approach. He was speaking at a CAP event on jobs, health care and the state of the American worker.
TPMDC reported yesterday that (CAP), the most influential Democratic think tank in Washington, had been silent on where it stands as House Leadership tries to navigate a path ahead for health care reform. The political calculus had become even more difficult since Republican Scott Brown (R-MA) won the Massachusetts special election to fill the late Ted Kennedy’s seat. Brown became the 41st Republican and vowed to help filibuster the legislation.
(Reporting by Brian Beutler)
Editor’s Note: This post has been revised since it was originally published.
