Heat in D.C. Over Health Care Video

Heat in D.C. Over Health Care Video Transcript

SUGGESTED TEASE (include details of any relevant video/SOTs ) IS CONGRESS ANY CLOSER TO PASSING HEALTH CARE REFORM? FIND OUT ON THE EARLY SHOW. ANCHOR INTRO: PRESIDENT OBAMA IS PUSHING FOR CONGRESS TO PASS HIS HEALTH CARE INITIATIVE BEFORE THEY LEAVE FOR EASTER BREAK. BUT THAT MAY BE WISHFUL THINKING. CBS NEWS' SENIOR WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT BILL PLANTE IS LIVE.) BILL INTRO: (DEMOCRATS STILL DON'T HAVE THE VOTES TO PASS HEALTH CARE IN THE HOUSE - AND THE TENSION IS ESCALATING AS THE PRESIDENT AND THE SPEAKER WORK ON MEMBERS WHO FEAR THAT A VOTE FOR HEALTH CARE WILL MEAN DEFEAT FOR THEM IN NOVEMBER.) SCRIPT: (NATS PROTESTORS) CONSERVATIVE TEA PARTY MEMBERS PROTESTED THE HEALTH CARE BILL TUESDAY ON CAPITOL HILL .... (NATS AD) We still have a cost-raising, tax increasing bill.. (VO) AND A MILLION DOLLARS PLUS WORTH OF ADS - FOR AND AGAINST - BEGAN BLANKETING THE AIRWAVES. (NATS AD) tell congress to pass health care reform now (VO) HOUSE SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI IS CONSIDERING COMBINING THE VOTE ON THE UNPOPULAR SENATE HEALTH CARE BILL WITH THE VOTE ON THE PACKAGE THAT'S SUPPOSED TO FIX IT - SO MEMBERS CAN SAY THEY DIDN'T REALLY VOTE FOR THE SENATE BILL. REPUBLICANS, WHO HAVE ALSO USED SIMILAR TACTICS, WERE NONETHELESS OUTRAGED. (SOT BOEHNER) I don't care what trick they try. It's not going to work. (VO) THE PRESIDENT IS BETTING OTHERWISE - GOING ONE ON ONE WITH THE UNDECIDED MEMBERS. (SOT JASON ALTMIRE 16:14:44) "There's a lot of conversations a lot of talk about policy but I wouldn't call it arm twisting." BILL TAG: (TO COME )