Health Reform Moves Closer to Vote This Week

In the meantime, Pelosi has been indicating that no time is left for long negotiations over controversial issues, such as abortion and permitting illegal immigrants to purchase insurance through a health exchange. "It's a bill about healthcare, health insurance reform," she said on Monday. "It's not about abortion. It's not about immigration."

And another wheel on the healthcare reform debate turned as well with President Obama paying a visit to a recreation and senior center in Strongsville, OH. Citing a new Urban Institute report, he talked about how premiums could more than double up to $25,000 for individuals and families over the next decade.

"We have debated this issue now for more than a year. Every proposal has been put on the table. Every argument has been made," he said. "I know a lot of people view this as a partisan issue, but the fact is both parties have a lot of areas where we agree it's just politics are getting in the way of actually getting it done."