President Obama met privately with Senate health care reform advocates today, including Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV). This comes a day after Rockefeller said he can’t support the bill Sen. Max Baucus unveiled today in its current form. No details just yet, but I’ll get them to you as soon as they’re available.
Late update: In a statement, Rockefeller says “The President and I met today to talk privately about health care reform. I do not want to go into the specifics of the meeting but I will say that nothing is clearer than the President’s commitment to providing affordable and effective health care for all Americans and he and I are united in our efforts to deliver on this promise.
The President is aware that I have concerns with the current Senate Finance bill offered by my friend Chairman Baucus. He is also aware that I have made clear I cannot vote for this bill in its current form. I am working to improve the Finance bill in Committee and it is my great hope that substantial progress can be made.
