Listening on CSPAN.
Pelosi is giving her House leadership is giving their press conference on the steps of the Capitol.
Pelosi:
10: 38 am — Will close “Doughnut Hole” on prescription drugs.
10: 39 am — Will have public option and end preexisting condition exclusion.
Hoyer:
10: 39 am — No specifics
Other folks:
10: 46 am — Carole Shea Porter brings out the “Petting Zoo”: a medicare recipient from New Hampshire to talk about Doughnut hole.
10: 49 am — Doughnut hole will be phased out between 2010 through 2019.
10: 52 am — More “petting zoo” with a small business owner.
James Clyburn:
10: 56 am — Just introduces Mary Joe Kilroy, who has MS.
10: 52 am — Changes on caps, pre-existing conditions, etc.
11:03 am — More petting zoo.
11:11 am — We’re just into soundbites now, bye.