President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address Wednesday on Capitol Hill in Washington. Evan Vucci/Associated Press First lady Michelle Obama, right, stands Wednesday with Fort Hood police officers Kimberly Munley and Mark Todd on Capitol Hill in Washington before the start of President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address. [...more]
Following President Barack Obama’s comments on health care legislation in his State of the Union address, the Connecticut Campaign for Responsible Health Reform met Thursday in Hartford. This group of small business owners called on Connecticut’s Congressional Delegation to “start over” on health care reform. [...more]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Cool and confident, President Barack Obama basked in applause as he promised jittery Democratic lawmakers a coast-to-coast health care victory tour to sell the bill’s benefits upon its passage. [...more]
President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address Wednesday on Capitol Hill in Washington. Evan Vucci/Associated Press First lady Michelle Obama, right, stands Wednesday with Fort Hood police officers Kimberly Munley and Mark Todd on Capitol Hill in Washington before the start of President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address. [...more]
Feb. 24: In a speech to Congress, President Obama says the "crushing cost" of health care is driving families and small businesses into bankruptcy and hobbling U.S. companies in global economic competition. [...more]
President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address Wednesday on Capitol Hill in Washington. Evan Vucci/Associated Press First lady Michelle Obama, right, stands Wednesday with Fort Hood police officers Kimberly Munley and Mark Todd on Capitol Hill in Washington before the start of President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address. [...more]
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In today's remarks at the House Republican Issues Conference, President Obama praised the Bipartisan Policy Center's (BPC) plan for reforming health care, entitled: "Crossing Our Lines: Working Together to Reform the U.S. [...more]
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In today's remarks at the House Republican Issues Conference, President Obama praised the Bipartisan Policy Center's (BPC) plan for reforming health care, entitled: "Crossing Our Lines: Working Together to Reform the U.S. Health System," as a bipartisan health care proposal that is worthy of consideration by both Republicans and Democrats. According ... [...more]
Sen. Byron Dorgan, who announced he would not seek re-election in November, said Friday President Obama should have focused his first year in office on improving the economy instead of pursuing health care reform. [...more]
The Catholic Health Association has long championed health care reform for the same reasons President Obama expressed in his State of the Union – because of the continuing tragedy of "Americans with pre-existing conditions whose lives depend on getting coverage; patients who've been denied coverage; and families – even those with insurance – who are just one illness away from financial ruin." [...more]