Demo contemplate piecemeal legislation

CNN Politics January 31, 2010 5:16 p.m. EST


White House press secretary Robert Gibbs says passing a health care bill is "still inside the five-yard line."


* Instead of overall health care reform, health insurance reform gains traction among Dems
* White House press secretary says health care bill "still inside the five-yard line"
* House Speaker Pelosi says Congress "must take whatever time it takes" to pass bill

Washington (CNN) -- Democratic efforts to pass a health care bill have stalled a bit, and the immediate focus may be shifting toward health insurance reform instead of quickly trying to pass a comprehensive bill, White House officials signaled Sunday.read whole article