Congress Armed For Health Care Battle During Recess : NPR

Congress Armed For Health Care Battle During Recess : NPR: "You can almost feel the troops lining up on the battlefield, swords drawn. But instead of facing off, they're breaking into a dead sprint away from Washington, out into the real battlegrounds: their home districts.

'Many big political battles have been won and lost in the month of August,' notes Maryland Democrat Chris Van Hollen, a member of the House leadership. 'So we want to make sure that we come out of August stronger on the health care reform message.'"