alerted members of his panel later in the day that they wouldn’t be resuming consideration of the bill until Thursday at the earliest, according to an e-mail from Republican aides.

That news came after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) told her rank and file in a closed-door session that they were still on schedule to approve legislation before members leave town for the monthlong August recess. And that pledge, in turn, came after Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) told reporters that the House might recess for the summer without passing a bill.

Democrats are still divided about the importance of the August deadline; while some members believe that delay means death for the health care reform, moderate members are lobbying the president for more time to consider such a sweeping piece of legislation.

Help Stop Socialized Healthcare And $1.5 Trillion In New Taxes!

Grassfire.org has launched this emergency petition

http://www.grassfire.org/index.htm