Obama aide expects Senate to deal with health care overhaul before acting on climate change

Axelrod expects Senate to tackle health care first

WASHINGTON — A top presidential adviser says it probably will be the fall before the Senate deals with a major climate change bill that just passed the House.

White House aide David Axelrod says he thinks health care overhaul will be the first thing on senators’ agenda. He says both the House and Senate are well down the road on an overhaul plan.

Axelrod says Obama wants both issues addressed because they will help build a stronger foundation for the U.S. economy over the long term.

Axelrod appeared on ABC’s “This Week.”