Topic: Robert Gibbs
US President Barack Obama is leading his Democratic allies in an all-out campaign to win over wavering lawmakers ahead of a cliffhanger Sunday vote on his historic health care overhaul. A day after postponing a planned trip to Asia to June so he could make 11th-hour personal appeals by telephone and in person to tip the balance in his favor ...
US President Barack Obama Thursday postponed his trip to Indonesia and Australia until June as he attempts to push his historic health care reform bill through Congress. "We greatly regret the delay of the trip," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs told reporters, but he added the "passage of health insurance reform is of paramount importance and the president is determined ...
The House's chief Democratic headcounter said Sunday he hadn't rounded up enough votes to pass President Barack Obama's health care overhaul heading into a make-or-break week, even as the White House's top political adviser said he was "absolutely confident" in its prospects ...
