Obama: 'Time To Deliver' On Health Care (VIDEO)

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PoliticsThe President makes clear that as Congress works through health care reform legislation, it must include fundamental changes that lower costs, ensure Americans have choices, and establish access to quality, affordable health care for all Americans. But what we cant welcome, the President says, is reform that just invests more money in the status quo [...]
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In this week's Presidential Youtube-Radio Address , President Obama calls for real health care reform: "Simply put, the status quo is broken. We cannot continue this way. If we do nothing, everyone’s health care will be put in jeopardy. Within a decade, we’ll spend one dollar out of every five we earn on health care – and we’ll keep getting less for our money. That’s why fixing what’s wrong
Your president delivered his weekly address on health care reform. He wants real reform with real change. That is, after all, one reason why the American people elected him. It's in the hands of Congress, which is where the health insurance lobbyists manipulate the members. Obama may say everyone is at the table, but he must heed Krugman's words: Don't trust the insurance industry.
Despite spending Saturday in France, the president uses his weekly address to push his key domestic issue back home."If we do nothing, everyone's health care will be put in jeopardy."Click above to watch. Transcript here.
The President makes clear that as Congress works through health care reform legislation, it must include fundamental changes that lower costs, ensure Americans have choices, and establish access to quality, affordable health care for all Americans. "But what we can’t welcome," the President says, "is reform that just invests more money in the status quo – reform that throws good money after bad habits."Watch It: Full Text Of The President's Remarks Below:

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The President makes clear that as Congress works through health care reform legislation, it must include fundamental changes that lower costs, ensure Americans have choices, and establish access to quality, affordable health care for all Americans. "But what we can’t welcome," the President says, "is reform that just invests more money in the status quo – reform that throws good money after bad habits."Watch It: Full Text Of The President's Remarks Below:
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