Lawmakers invited to Obama’s health care summit

Lawmakers invited to health care summit

The White House invited 22 high-ranking lawmakers to Thursday’s summit on health care and asked the top four congressional leaders to designate four more lawmakers each to attend.

Lawmakers invited by the White House:

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.

Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin, D-Ill.

Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl, R-Ariz.

Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., chairman of the Finance Committee

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, ranking member of the Finance Committee

Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee

Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., ranking member of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee

Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., member of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md.

House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio

House Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-S.C.

House Minority Whip Eric Cantor, R-Va.

Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., chairman of the Ways and Means Committee

Rep. Dave Camp, R-Mich., ranking member of the Ways and Means Committee

Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee

Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, ranking member of the Energy and Commerce Committee

Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., chairman of the Education and Labor Committee

Rep. John Kline, R-Minn., ranking member of the Education and Labor Committee

Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., chair emeritus of the Energy and Commerce Committee

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore.

Lawmakers invited by the House and Senate leadership:

Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn.

Rep. Rob Andrews, D-N.J.

Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo.

Rep. Xavier Becerra, D-Calif.

Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn.

Rep. Charles Boustany, R-La.

Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla.

Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn.

Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D.

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash.

Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va.

Rep. Peter Roskam, R-Ill.

Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis.

Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.

Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y.