Subject: Obama Call List
From: "Childress, Mark" <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked], [email-masked]
Cc: [email-masked], [email-masked], [email-masked]
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:43:28 -0400

<<Health Care Calls 10-29-08 (3).doc>> 

John and Phil:  This may be premature, but as we thought about early
calls next week, we believe it would be important to ensure that
Kennedy, and especially Baucus (who is releasing a heath reform white
paper and having a hearing in November) don't profoundly complicate the
picture on health reform right out of the box.

Attached are a draft of some talking points that definitely do not
commit Sen. Obama to any specific direction on health reform, but do
stress to Kennedy and Baucus that it is critical that we not limit
options or foreclose opportunities, and that we work closely, and in
private, to plan next steps.

We know what is involved in even contemplating a call early on, but
given that the Baucus white paper is coming out on November 12, we
wanted to alert you to our concerns.

Mark 

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