Obama pushes health care reform
WASHINGTON (AP) - As President Barack Obama continues his push for health care reform, resistance isn't just coming from Republicans — and among Democrats, it's not just coming from conservatives.
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer says progressives, conservatives and "everybody in between" is expressing concerns. And, he says, "we're working on that."
Entering a closed-door meeting of Democratic lawmakers, House Ways and Means Chairman Charles Rangel of New York told a colleague that nobody wants to tell Speaker Nancy Pelosi that she's moving too fast — and that they sure don't want to say that to the president.
But that's just the criticism that came today from Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, who said in a floor speech, "Health care reform is too important to rush through and get wrong."
Obama is staying on the offensive, pointing to progress that he says has been made. And he warned that the price tag that critics keep pointing to will be worse without an overhaul.
Obama met today with Democrats who've balked at a $1.5 trillion, 10-year House measure. One of them said afterward that Americans want them to "squeeze every ounce of savings" that they can out of the current system first.
We all know that we need health reform to ensure citizen of America to get the high-quality and affordable care we need and deserve. As the Obama Administration promises to enact health care reform, it provides stability and security for all Americans. This health care bill may not the last word with regards to abortion coverage but should pass one. Yet, the Administration heeds bishop's and other social conservatives for the outright ban of abortion, well of course including the public opinion. And most American say, in deed that this bill is really important, but they are less enthusiastic to pursue some of proposal to pay for it. That most of Americans are leading to have payday loans for their private heath care insurance.
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