Obama says in weekly address reform "gathered momentum" this week, urges Congress to work through bipartisan gridlock to get the job done.Click above to watch. TRANSCRIPT: Read it here.

Obama Boasts of Bipartisan Support For Health Care Reform -- And Shames The Opposition In this weekend's YouTube address, President Obama proudly touted the support for health care from prominent Republicans such as Bob Dole, Bill Frist, Mike Bloomberg, Arnold...

From the White House website:In this week's Youtube-radio address, President Obama focuses Republicans who have comes out in recent days in support of his health care reform, and uses their support to speak directly to the mostly Republican obstructions in the house & senate. In an effort to sell them on the idea of joining, rather than blocking the cause of a generation, the President makes clear it's time to put their partisan hats away. The historic movement to bring real, meaningful health insurance reform to the American people gathered momentum this week as we approach the final days of this debate. Having worked on this issue for the better part of a year, the Senate Finance Committee is finishing deliberations on their version of a health insurance reform bill that will soon be merged with other reform bills produced by other Congressional committees. In fact, what’s remarkable is not that we’ve had a spirited debate about health insurance reform, but the unprecedented consensus that has come together behind it. This consensus encompasses everyone from doctors and nurses to hospitals and drug manufacturers. And earlier this week, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger of California and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg came out in support of reform, joining two former Republican Senate Majority Leaders: Bob Dole and Dr. Bill Frist, himself a cardiac surgeon. Dr. Louis Sullivan, Secretary of Health and Human Services under President George H.W. Bush, supports reform. As does Republican Tommy Thompson, a former Wisconsin governor and Secretary of Health and Human Services under President George W. Bush. These distinguished leaders understand that health insurance reform isn’t a Democratic issue or a Republican issue, but an American issue that demands a solution.As the Presidnent said in conclusion: Now is the time to rise above the politics of the moment. Now is the time to come together as Americans. Now is the time to meet our responsibilities to ourselves and to our children, and secu...