Blue Dogs Nip at Pelosi’s Plan

Moderates Fear a Liberal Bill

• By Tory Newmyer and Steven T. Dennis
• Roll Call Staff
• Sept. 24, 2009, Midnight

Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) push for liberal priorities in a health care overhaul met stiff resistance from her moderate wing on Wednesday, with key centrists predicting the measure would face a difficult route to passage if leaders don’t accommodate them.