ALAN FRAM
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON – The leader of the House of Representatives said Thursday she lacks the votes to push the Senate’s sweeping health overhaul bill through the House, a potentially devastating blow to President Barack Obama’s top domestic priority issue.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi made the comment to reporters after her House Democrats held a closed-door meeting at which participants said lawmakers vented frustration with the massive version of the legislation.
House and Senate Democrats had been trying to reconcile different health care bills passed by both chambers. They hoped to reach a compromise that the House and Senate would vote on again.