Dodd, Lieberman Want President To Reach Out To GOP One More Time

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Sens. Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Joe Lieberman (I-CT) said today that President Obama should once more invite Republicans into health care discussions, Politico reports.

Dodd said Obama should invite “the leadership of Congress — Democrat and Republican — to come back into that room and try to craft something here that we can agree on.”

He added that if the Republicans don’t play ball, at least Obama will be able to say he tried again to find a bipartisan compromise.

“I will agree it is a hard climb but I think the invitation needs to be extended. If it is and if our Republican friends are as serious as they say they are and don’t demand a white sheet of paper and begin a totally new process, I think you’ve got a chance to write a health care bill,” Dodd said.

Lieberman said he hopes Obama and Congressional Democrats will reach out to the GOP before using reconciliation to pass any health care legislation.

“I hope before any other strategies are followed — and I’m encouraged to believe this is true — that the White House and the Democratic leadership will one more time reach out to the Republicans and see if they want to try a common ground health care reform,” Lieberman said.

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