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DiggRep. Jim Oberstar just spoke on the floor urging his colleagues to support the health care bill, likely because a key amendment regarding abortion is expected to pass.
Oberstar indicated in an interview before the speech that if the amendment -- to ensure public money does not fund abortions -- fails to pass, he will have to make a last-minute decision on whether to vote for the bill.
He said on the floor that the bill is not "perfect" but it's "a good bill."
Just a moment ago, Michele Bachmann told colleagues debating the abortion amendment that "If we do nothing else tonight, let's choose life."
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