Gephardt Works House for Support

• By Erin P. Billings and Chris Cillizza
• Roll Call Staff
• Jan. 30, 2003, Midnight

Rep. Richard Gephardt (D-Mo.) has been courting Members through phone calls and a series of personal meetings, seeking their endorsement for his presidential bid, and is preparing to form a whip group of key House supporters to recruit more lawmakers to his cause.