Blue Dogs See Signs of Hope

Health Care Deal Is Possible

• By Steven T. Dennis and Tory Newmyer
• Roll Call Staff
• July 22, 2009, Midnight

Blue Dog Democrats announced Tuesday that they had reached a “significant breakthrough” with Energy and Commerce Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and President Barack Obama to cut health care costs, but they added that they still have many issues to resolve before they can back the overhaul.