House and Senate Democrats at Odds

On Monday's "Washington Unplugged," CBS News congressional Correspondent Nancy Cordes and CBS News Producer Evelyn Thomas discussed health care reform, as President Obama takes his message to the American people. Host John Dickerson pointed out the delicate dance both the House of Representatives and the Senate must complete before health care has a chance to pass in both chambers. Cordes said plainly that House Democrats and Senate Democrats simply do not trust each other right now, further complicating an already opaque process.

"[House Dems] don't want to see Lucy pulling the football out of Charlie Brown's reach again." said Cordes.

Cordes said Democrats in the House are already upset at having to deal with a version of the health care bill that is far different from its original incarnation.

"They want some definite confirmation from Senate Democrats that if they go ahead and pass this bill, which is not what they voted for originally," said Cordes, "That Senate Democrats will go back and fix it, and take out the things that really bother them."

One prominent voice supporting House Democrats in their endeavor is the president himself. Cordes said Mr. Obama is trying his hardest to convince House Democrats that he will pressure the Senate towards reconciliation if this new version of Health Care is passed by the House. Thomas said Mr. Obama will have to convince a growing number of Democrats in the House whose support for health care is wavering. She said there may be one huge sticking point in the new language of the bill.

"A lot of this comes down to abortion," said Thomas. "There are a number of people that are not very happy with the Senate bill and what it says about abortion. So I think the president certainly has his work cut out for him and so does [House Speaker Nancy] Pelosi."

Watch the full interview above.

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