Bill Clinton To Speak To Dems On Health Care

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former President Bill Clinton plans to visit
Capitol Hill on Tuesday to discuss health care legislation with
Senate Democrats.

Officials says the former president is scheduled to speak during
the Democrats' weekly caucus. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity late Monday because they were not authorized to discuss the former president's schedule.

As president, Clinton tried but failed to revamp the nation's
health care system. The defeat contributed to the Republican
takeover of the House and Senate in the 1994 midterm elections.

President Barack Obama's health care initiative is facing high
hurdles in the Senate as Democrats debate a public insurance option and other contentious proposals. The House passed its health care bill last weekend.