House to vote on health care in next 10 days, Clyburn says

Ready or not, here they come.

House Majority Whip James Clyburn, South Carolina Democrat, told reporters Friday morning that the House will hold a vote on health care in the next 10 days, and President Obama postponed his departure for a week-long trip to southeast Asia from March 18 until March 21.

UPDATE: 11 a.m. – Rep. Gerry Connolly, Virginia Democrat, said he hasn’t been told when there will be a vote.

“I wouldn’t trust much information today about that,” Connolly said.

I walked up to a group of reporters as Rep. Chris Van Hollen, Maryland Democrat, had just finished making a few comments. I was told Van Hollen, a member of Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s leadership team, said that once they get a score on the health care bill from the Congressional Budget Office, they could hold a vote within 72 hours.