House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told her members "to brace themselves for a climactic health care vote as early as next week, warning them to clear their schedules for next weekend and promising to stay in session until the landmark vote, people present said afterwards," Politico reports.
Noting that President Obama postponed a trip to Asia until March 21, Pelosi said, "I am delighted the president will be here for the passage of the bill. It is going to be historic."
Roll Call: "Pelosi said the House would enact the Senate health care bill and then make changes to that measure by passing a reconciliation bill, which will also reform the student loan program."