The Health Care Reform Chess Board

TPMDC’s congressional correspondent Brian Beutler is back from vacation. And we’re digging in for in-depth, scoop by scoop, nugget by nugget coverage of the progress of health care reform legislation on Capitol Hill. Clearly, we’re in the thick of the battle right now with decisions and positionings being made that will determine what sort of bill or whether even any bill emerges later this year. It’s one big chess board, with lots of moving pieces, each move opening or closing future possibilities. Brian’s working the phones, scanning the wires. But we’ll need your help too. If you see news stories that have key developments, send them in. We may not have seen them yet. If you’re up on the Hill and get wind of some new development, ping us too. And from the various pressure groups on the outside, left and right, let us know what you’re seeing.