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In their attempt to pass a sweeping health care overhaul this weekend, House Democrats are pushing a package of legislative fixes to lure undecided or opposed members of their party to the "yes" category.

With a modest "tea party" protest outside, thousands rally for what the president calls a "fateful debate" that has been raging for a century.

House of Representatives Democratic leader Steny Hoyer said on Friday that Democrats would have the support necessary to pass the healthcare reform bill in a vote expected on Sunday.

The pricetag for the Democrats' health care bill is better than expected and that could help sway undecided House members to back the plan, said one key Democrat.

As House Democratic leaders advised their members Friday to prepare for a legislative battle over health care that could stretch through next weekend, four additional rank-and-file Democrats have come out against the Obama administration's signature domestic priority.

House leaders have concluded they cannot change a divisive abortion provision in President Obama's health-care bill and will try to pass the sweeping legislation without the support of ardent anti-abortion Democrats.

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) dismissed as "absurd" retired Rep. Eric Massa's (D-N.Y.) claim that his resignation -- offered amid an investigation into charges that he sexually harassed younger male staffers -- was also forced as an effort to boost the chances of passing President Obama's health-care legislation.

President Obama on Monday tore into private health insurers for recent rate hikes, taking a more aggressive rhetorical turn as he pushes for final congressional passage of his top domestic priority.