NEWS

Dems pressed on health, energy

03/31/2009

President Barack Obama warned a closed meeting of House Democrats that Congress has to pass health care reform and major energy legislation this year “or it will not get done,” according to people in the meeting.
 
  Obama visited the Democratic caucus in the new Congressional Auditorium on Monday evening to shore up support for his $3.6 trillion budget, but he made a strong push for Congress not to back down from the big ticket items on his agenda, including health care, energy and education.
 
  Obama spent about 14 minutes talking to the caucus, then took questions from lawmakers.