By GREG HITT And JANET ADAMY
WASHINGTON—Democrats made a final sprint toward a weekend vote on their health-care bill, pressuring wavering lawmakers as the Congressional Budget Office put the cost of the legislation at what party leaders see as a politically palatable $940 billion over the next decade.
With a handful of votes still in doubt, President Barack Obama canceled a long-planned trip to Asia to stay and lobby lawmakers, fighting for every vote in advance of a showdown on the House floor expected Sunday. Mr. Obama plans to talk up the sweeping overhaul in a midday speech Friday in Virginia, his fourth outside-the-Beltway event in two weeks. Read More…
