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Obama to Deliver SOTU as Healthcare Bill Delayed

HeadlineJan 27, 2010

President Obama is set to deliver the State of the Union address tonight in Washington. Aides have already disclosed Obama will call for a spending freeze on non-military spending. The address comes one day after Democrats further downplayed hopes of passing healthcare legislation in the coming weeks. After a meeting with Senate Democrats, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said there is now “no rush” to pass a healthcare bill. Democrats lost nominal control of a filibuster-proof sixty-seat majority last week in Massachusetts’ special election. Meanwhile, two Democratic senators — Evan Bayh of Indiana and Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas — added a new obstacle to quick passage by announcing they would oppose bypassing Republican opposition through use of budget reconciliation.

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