President Obama’s Critical Health Care Speech – 09-09-09
June 202010
WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Obama told Congress on Wednesday that while he is not the first president to take up the cause of health care reform, “I am determined to be the last.” – 09-09-09 –
Pre President Obama is delivering an address to a joint session of Congress to present the most detailed description of his idea of health reform.
Obama has been criticized as the health care debate has devolved into rancorous town hall meetings and a partisan split over reform plans. Obama has also faced a split in his own party over how to best go about reforming the nation’s health care system.
“Well the time for bickering is over. The time for games has passed. Now is the season for action,” Obama said. “Now is when we must bring the best ideas of both parties together, and show the American people that we can still do what we were sent here to do. Now is the time to deliver on health care.”
While much of the debate over health care has been over a government-backed public option, Obama said that’s not the only problem plaguing the system.
“Those who do have insurance have never had less security and stability than they do today,” he said of Americans who have lost their insurance when they have lost their jobs or have had their coverage dropped when they have suffered an illness.
Obama will say that there is agreement on about 80 percent of what needs to be done, “but what we have also seen in these last months is the same partisan spectacle that only hardens the disdain many Americans have toward their own government.”
“Instead of honest debate, we have seen scare tactics,” he will say.
Obama was tweaking his pivotal health care address right up until the last, top aides said. He worked on the speech late into Tuesday night in the White House residence, bringing a new draft for his staff to work through Wednesday morning, they said. He even took a first draft of the speech to Camp David this weekend. sident Obama tells Congress the “time for bickering is over” as he presents the most detailed description yet of his ideas for health reform to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday night. “The time for games has passed. Now is the season for action,” Obama will say, according to excerpts of the speech released by the White House – Sept. 9, 2009
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June 20th, 2010 at 5:48 am
Yous trollin’
Yous trollin’
June 20th, 2010 at 5:48 am
This is a slight …
This is a slight unmeritable man, meet to be sent on errands: and, though others lay these honors on this man, to ease themselves of divers slanderous loads, he shall but bear them as the bears gold, to groan and sweat under the business, either led or driven, as they point the way; and having brought their treasure where they will, then take they down his load and turn him off, like to the empty ass, to shake his ears and graze in commons.
June 20th, 2010 at 5:48 am
@goga56
how about …
@goga56
how about mental doctor? with Him it is going to be FREEEEEEEE
June 20th, 2010 at 5:48 am
how about mental …
how about mental doctor? with Him it is going to be FREEEEEEEE
June 20th, 2010 at 5:48 am
Obama, I’m real …
Obama, I’m real happy for you and I’mma let you finish, but CANADA HAS THE BEST HEALTH CARE OF ALL TIME.
Of all time.
June 20th, 2010 at 5:48 am
Can’t believe all …
Can’t believe all the sheep who voted this guy in. He’s ruining what america is supposed to be. He talks loud and all the morons listen. People need to wake up and check the real facts, not jump on the bandwagon and just pretend you know what is really going on. The country will never recover from what he is doing and wants to do. Too many welfare cases looking for handouts thinking he is the savior. I ain’t gotta worry bout payin my beills! Praise da lode! The end is near.
June 20th, 2010 at 5:48 am
Pick your massas …
Pick your massas cotton boy.
June 20th, 2010 at 5:48 am
This is the Onion. …
This is the Onion. And here I almost thought this was real.
June 20th, 2010 at 5:48 am
We’re not going to …
We’re not going to see better days for a long time if ever and the nazi right wingers don’t give a damn! They are total obstructionists!
June 20th, 2010 at 5:48 am
fuck u all OBAMA …
u all OBAMA RULESSSSSSSSSSSS.
June 20th, 2010 at 5:48 am
doesent Obama get …
doesent Obama get annoyed when they clap after every sentence he says
id get annoyed
June 20th, 2010 at 5:48 am
I agree with the …
I agree with the post below me! Were as of next year. Climate change and healthcare reform then another 850billion for the commercial realestate bubble. Say goodby to the dollar and are freedoms.
June 20th, 2010 at 5:48 am
MASSIVE FAILURE- …
MASSIVE FAILURE- america is going down a black hole
June 20th, 2010 at 5:48 am
Thus the …
Thus the adminstration plans to reduce costly Medicare expenditures by reducing Seniors. Euthanasia.
June 20th, 2010 at 5:48 am
Obama’s healthcare …
Obama’s healthcare plan is a clever Euthanasia policy for seniors, to cut the cost of medicare expenditures by cutting the amount of seniors on the program and administering palliative care to ease the pain of dying rather than curing illness.
June 20th, 2010 at 5:48 am
while reagan spent …
while reagan spent alot of money. he was the reason our economy bounced back. Everything done in economics takes years for it to truly make an impact. Bill clinton was riding reagan’s economic recovery wave. But yeah… that patriot act should of inspired an american revolution to overthrow the government. Its denies americans their bill of rights. And I, as a soldier, feel that its ridiculous.
June 20th, 2010 at 5:48 am
so military force …
so military force is more useful than having the rest of the world like us in terms of safety? ur an idiot. I served in the Marines. Even as a brainwashed soldier who knows about this can even say that if the world hates u… no amount of troops or weapons will protect us. Im not even democrat and i can say we are more liked now than during busch’s presidency.
June 20th, 2010 at 5:48 am
Erm bush was the …
Erm bush was the worst president of the united states of america. HAHA. And if u dislike obama so much why you watch him?
June 20th, 2010 at 5:48 am
obama the great – …
obama the great -FAIL -FRAUD-LIAR……one termer…just wait and see…!
June 20th, 2010 at 5:48 am
Carter put solar …
Carter put solar panels on the white house and cut the utilities bill there by 60% . Reagan took them down immediately . Carter cut spending , Reagan quadrupled it . Reagan raised the deficit from .8 billion to 2.4 billion in 8 years . Bush signed the patriot act which stripped americans of most of our civil liberties . He also prifitted financially off killing Americans and Iraqis in a manufactured war .
June 20th, 2010 at 5:48 am
Carter was the …
Carter was the worst! Not Bush!
June 20th, 2010 at 5:48 am
@ajack50 – I’m a …
@ajack50 – I’m a British citizen living in America. I’ve had free health care all my life. I am not a democrat, don’t do drugs, don’t drink koolaid, have a fantastic job and pay higher taxes than you probably earn salary (if you have a job). You are truly the biggest dumbest moron i’ve ever seen on the net, and that is a real bold statement. I’m seriously laughing my off at how moronic you are lol.
June 20th, 2010 at 5:48 am
How did Bush keep …
How did Bush keep us safe ? Was it starting 2 wars , torturing innocent people , illegally tapping phones and email accounts , taking away our civil liberties , or deregulating the housing market causing an economic crisis ? Carter was 20 years ahead of his time on the environment , he even put solar pannels on the White House that Reagan took down . George W. set us back a decade in alternative fuels and lied to get us in an ongoing war .
June 20th, 2010 at 5:48 am
that is total …
that is total bullshit,jimmy carter was an idiot and the worst until odumba came along and he is going down in history as the most worthless do nothing president of our time. Bush at least kept the nation safe,unlike this idiot president we now have,loser
June 20th, 2010 at 5:48 am
Reagan increased …
Reagan increased government spending more than any president ever , he also destabilised the banking system and ruined our mental health facilities . He is the reason there are so many crazy people wandering the streets of our cities . He was responsible for 50,000 schizophrenic patients being released in 2 weeks due to hospital closures . This has cost our legal system half a billion dollars at least .