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Democrats Still Waiting for Direction From Obama on Health Care

By Emily Pierce
Roll Call Staff
Jan. 28, 2010, 12:11 a.m.

President Barack Obama’s vague exhortations during his State of the Union that Congress should not give up on health care reform received broad support from House and Senate Democrats on Wednesday night, but Members said he did not give them a clear path forward to break the current gridlock.

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