• Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) calls in at 6:05am Pacific to talk about health care reform.
• Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich) calls in at 6:30am Pacific to talk about health care reform.
• Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA) calls in at 8:05am Pacific to talk about health care reform.
• The Dow Jones Industrial Average, the best-known barometer of the stock market, closed above 10,000 for the first time in a year yesterday. It’s the most visible sign yet that investors believe the economy is clawing its way back from the worst downturn since the Great Depression.
• Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) said yesterday that the health care reform bill approved by the Finance Committee needs substantial improvements to make coverage more affordable, contain costs, and protect Medicare. Nevertheless, she joined her Maine GOP colleague Sen. Olympia Snowe in saying she may vote for health care reform this year.
• President Obama will visit New Orleans today for the first time since taking office, address rebuilding efforts in the city ravaged by Hurricane Katrina four years ago. During his trip, Obama will visit a charter school and host a town hall meeting to hear residents’ concerns.
