Obama Eases Congress Health Care Jitters With House Vet

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As Phil Schiliro arrived at his first meeting last week with House Democratic leaders to discuss selling Obamacare, he was greeted like family.

Schiliro, who spent most of his 26 years on Capitol Hill as a senior House aide, helped pass the 2010 Affordable Care Act as President Barack Obama’s legislative director. This month, the White House lured him back to Washington to help Democrats pitch the law to voters in the 2014 midterm elections.