Obama administration officials and their Congressional allies are stepping up overtures to Maine's moderate Republican senators, Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe, in an effort to pass the health care reform bill. "I have ruled out voting for this bill but I still very much want to vote for a bill and that is why I am continuing to have discussions," said Ms. Collins. "I still cling to the belief that it is possible for a group of us to come together and rewrite the bill in a way that would cause it to have greater support."
