David Axelrod: Senate Agreement Puts Health Care ‘Right On The One-Yard Line’ (VIDEO)

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White House Senior Adviser David Axelrod said yesterday that the passage of the Senate health bill puts us “right on the 1-yard line” of the 100-yard health care football field.

On CNN, Axelrod commented that though “there’s work to be done,” the Senate agreement puts the bill “way deep in the red zone. We’re right on the 1-yard line.”

He also took the opportunity to criticize the GOP: “I have no doubt the Republican leadership will try and throw procedural barriers in the way, as they have for the last several months.”

Here’s the full video:

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