WASHINGTON, March 19 (Reuters) - All of the Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives are invited to the White House on Saturday for a meeting with President Barack Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, the White House said on Friday.
The meeting is scheduled for 4 p.m. EDT (2000 GMT).
Obama and other leading Democrats have been pushing undecided members of the party in the House to back legislation for a sweeping overhaul of the $2.5 trillion U.S. healthcare industry.
The House is due to vote on Sunday afternoon on Obama's top domestic legislative priority, and the final count is expected to be close.
(Reporting by Patricia Zengerle, editing by Vicki Allen) Keywords: USA HEALTHCARE/OBAMA DEMOCRATS (patricia.zengerle@thomsonreuters.com, +1 202-898-8392; Reuters Messaging: patricia.zengerle.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
The meeting is scheduled for 4 p.m. EDT (2000 GMT).
Obama and other leading Democrats have been pushing undecided members of the party in the House to back legislation for a sweeping overhaul of the $2.5 trillion U.S. healthcare industry.
The House is due to vote on Sunday afternoon on Obama's top domestic legislative priority, and the final count is expected to be close.
(Reporting by Patricia Zengerle, editing by Vicki Allen) Keywords: USA HEALTHCARE/OBAMA DEMOCRATS (patricia.zengerle@thomsonreuters.com, +1 202-898-8392; Reuters Messaging: patricia.zengerle.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
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