Obama to Democrats: Back health bill for Americans

Story Created: Mar 20, 2010 at 6:12 PM EST

Story Updated: Mar 20, 2010 at 6:19 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says House Democrats should vote Sunday for a massive health care bill to help
Americans. But he says it will also end up being good politics.

Obama acknowledged to a meeting of House Democrats that backing
the bill is a tough vote. But he said he believes it will end up being "the smart thing to do politically."

In his televised remarks to the Democrats, he said, "Don't do it for me, don't do it for the Democratic Party, do it for the American people. They're the ones looking for action right now."

The president singled out two Democrats who will support the bill after opposing an earlier version last year, Reps. Betsy Markey of Colorado, and John Boccieri of Ohio.

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