House Republicans call for summit to 'start over' on health reform

In a letter to the White House yesterday, House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) and Republican Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) said members of their party would be "rightly reluctant" to participate in the president's proposed bipartisan health care summit if the current health reform bills “are the starting point†for the talks. The letter asks the White House to make available any legislative proposals to be presented at the Feb. 25 summit at least 72 hours in advance, to include in the discussion state officials and Democrats who oppose the bills, and to eliminate the possibility of passing health care reform through the budget reconciliation process. President Obama announced plans for the summit in an interview Sunday with CBS News.