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Joseph Cao Is Only Republican Vote For Health Care Reform
“‘I have always said that I would put aside partisan wrangling to do the business of the people,’ Cao said in a statement posted on his website. ‘My vote tonight was based on my priority of doing what is best for my constituents.’” Link
Health Care Reform Passes House Of Representatives
“In a victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed landmark health care legislation Saturday night to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack it and place tough new restrictions on the insurance industry. Republican opposition was nearly unanimous.” Link
Obama Pushes For Yes On Health Care Reform In House
“President Obama is calling on Representatives to pass the sweeping health care reform bill scheduled for a floor vote tonight. ‘This is our moment to live up to the trust that the American people have put in us,’ he said in a public address on the grounds of the White House just now. ” Link
Video: President Obama Weekly Address 9/12/2009
President Obama discusses Health Care Reform in his weekly address.
Obama Pushes Health Care Reform In Primetime Press Conference
“‘Reform is about every American who has ever feared that they may lose their coverage if they become too sick or lose their job or change their job,’ Mr. Obama said at a prime time news conference from the East Room of the White House. ‘It’s about every small business that has been forced to lay off employees or cut back on their coverage, because it became too expensive. It’s about the fact that the biggest driving force behind our federal deficit is the skyrocketing cost of Medicare and Medicaid.’” Link
Schumer: Public Option Will Be In Health Care Bill
“The healthcare reform bill that emerges from Congress this year will include a government-run public health insurance option, regardless of the bipartisan negotiations seeking a compromise in the Senate, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Sunday. ‘Make no mistake about it, the president is for this strongly. There will be a public option in the final bill,’ Schumer said on CBS News’s ‘Face the Nation.’” Link
