CHICAGO, IL.–(ENEWSPF)–August 2, 2009. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin stood with Dr. Javette Orgain, the President of the Illinois Academy of Family Physicians, at a press conference today to discuss how health insurance reform will help improve the quality of health care. Durbin and others in the U.S. Senate are working[Read More…]
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Remarks by President Obama in AARP Tele-Town Hall on Health Care Reform
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2009 – 1:40 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you so much. (Applause.) I am just going to provide some brief remarks, and then I want to hear from you. It is wonderful to be here today. I want to thank Mike for moderating this discussion.[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at Ohio Health Care Reform Town Hall
Shaker Heights, Ohio–(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2009 – 2:31 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. Thank you. Thank you. Thank, please, everybody have a seat. Thank you. Hello! (Applause.) Hello, Shaker Heights! Hello, Ohio! It is great to be here. There are a couple of quick acknowledgments I want to make. First[Read More…]
Complete Video and Excerpts of President Obama’s Opening Remarks at News Conference on Health Care Reform, July 22, 2009
Above is video of President Obama’s entire news conference on the Health Care proposals before Congress. Below are excerpts from the President. Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2009. That is why I’ve said that even as we rescue this economy from a full-blown crisis, we must rebuild it stronger than before. And[Read More…]
Weekly Address: President Obama Says Health Care Reform Cannot Wait, July 18, 2009
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 18, 2009. Right now in Washington, our Senate and House of Representatives are both debating proposals for health insurance reform. Today, I want to speak with you about the stakes of this debate, for our people and for the future of our nation. This is an issue that[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on Health Care Reform
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 15, 2009 – 1:11 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. Good afternoon. I am pleased to be joined by not only some of my former colleagues and outstanding legislators, but also by nurses. And I think I’ve said this before — I really like nurses. (Laughter.) And so[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the Health Care Reform Legislation Introduced in the House Today
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2009. “For decades, Washington failed to act as health care costs continued to rise, crushing businesses and families and placing an unsustainable burden on governments. But today, key committees in the House of Representatives have engaged in unprecedented cooperation to produce a health care reform proposal that[Read More…]