John Conyers: Obama needs to get tough with Senate

 

Published: November 9, 2009

DETROIT (AP) — Veteran U.S. Rep. John Conyers is urging President Barack Obama to get tough with those senators he says are standing in the way of passing legislation designed to overhaul the nation's health care system.

The Detroit Democrat said Monday "the president could take a few pages from Lyndon Johnson 's book ... and start knocking heads together."

Conyers spoke to reporters in Detroit b...


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