Now that the deal is almost done, he meets with progressives.
What a lovely token gesture.
At 1:30PM EST, the President will meet with House Members in the Roosevelt Room. This meeting is closed press. Expected attendees include:
Representative Madeleine Bordallo, D-GU, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Chair, Health Care Task Force Chair
Representative Donna Christensen, D-VI, Congressional Black Caucus Chair, Health Care Task Force Co-chair
Representative Danny Davis, D-IL, Congressional Black Caucus Chair, Health Care Task Force Co-chair
Representative Raul Grijalva, D-AZ, Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-chair
Representative Mike Honda, D-CA, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Chair
Representative Dennis Kucinich, D-OH, Congressional Progressive Caucus, Health Care Task Force Co-chair
Representative Barbara Lee, D-CA, Congressional Black Caucus Chair
Representative Lucille Roybal-Allard, D-CA, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Health Care Task Force Co-Chair
Representative Jan Schakowsky, D-IL, Congressional Progressive Caucus, Health Care Task Force Co-chair
Representative Nydia Velazquez, D-NY, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair
Representative Lynn Woolsey, D-CA, Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-chair
At 2:30PM EST, the President will meet with leadership of the New Democrat Coalition in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press. Expected attendees include:
Representative Jason Altmire, D-PA, Health Task Force Co-Chair
Representative Melissa Bean, D- IL, Vice-Chair & Whip
Representative Lois Capps, D-CA, Health Task Force Co-Chair
Representative Joseph Crowley, D-NY, Chair
Representative Ron Kind, D-WI, Vice-Chair
Representative Allyson Schwartz, D-PA, Vice-Chair, Health Task Force Co-Chair
Representative Adam Smith, D-WA, Vice-Chair
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/04/obama-to-meet-with-progre_n_485604.html