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  Health care overhaul to get fresh look from Rep. Anh 'Joseph' Cao, at request of President Barack Obama
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Last EditedBrandonius Maximus  Mar 18, 2010 02:08pm
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AuthorJonathan Tilove
MediaNewspaper - New Orleans Times-Picayune
News DateThursday, March 18, 2010 08:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionPresident Barack Obama on Wednesday asked Rep. Anh "Joseph" Cao, R-New Orleans, to take a fresh look at the language on abortion in the Senate health care bill to see whether he could, in good conscience, support landmark health care legislation now days from a final vote.

Cao, the only Republican to vote for the health care bill in either the House or Senate, said he would take another look.

"He's asked if I would restudy the Senate language and that I would approach it with an open mind. And I promised that I would go back and study the Senate language again," Cao said after meeting with Obama in the Oval Office for about 10 minutes Wednesday.

Cao said he appreciated the president's sensitive approach in seeking his vote on an issue that many observers say could make or break Obama's presidency.

"He fully understands where I stand on abortion, and he doesn't want me to vote against my conscience because he, like me, believes that if we were to vote against our conscience, our moral values, there is really nothing left for us to defend," Cao said. "I'm glad that the president is very understanding. He really shows his own moral character."

"He did not whip me on the vote," he said.
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