Obama congratulates Republican Scott Brown for capturing Kennedy seat in Massachusetts
By APTuesday, January 19, 2010
Obama congratulates GOP winner in Mass.
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama congratulated Republican Scott Brown on winning a Massachusetts election Tuesday that will deprive the president of a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate.
Obama told Brown he looked forward to working with him on economic issues, said White House press secretary Robert Gibbs.
Gibbs said Obama also telephoned the Democratic loser, Martha Coakley, and thanked her for advocating “on behalf of working people.” She quoted the president as saying, “We can’t win them all.”
Brown’s victory will make it much harder, if not impossible, to pass Obama’s health care overhaul bill in Congress.
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Tags: Barack Obama, Health Care Reform, Martha coakley, Massachusetts, North America, Political Issues, Political Organizations, Political Parties, United States, Washington
Tags: Barack Obama, Health Care Reform, Martha coakley, Massachusetts, North America, Political Issues, Political Organizations, Political Parties, United States, Washington
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