Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– "It will provide more security and stability to those who have health insurance. It will provide insurance to those who don’t. And it will lower the cost of health care for our families, our businesses, and our government." – President Barack Obama If You Have Health Insurance More[Read More…]
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SEIU – America Can and Must Do Better on Health Care
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 9, 2009. SEIU President Andy Stern released the following statement after President Obama’s address to the Joint Session of Congress tonight. “Everybody knows someone that is at the mercy of America’s broken healthcare system. “Someone like Pat Dejong from Libby, Montana, who lost her family home after her[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on Health Insurance Reform, September 10, 2009
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2009 – 10:29 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: All righty. Hey, guys. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much. It is good to be with all of you — please sit down, everybody. (Laughter.) It is just great to be with nurses again. It is[Read More…]
Congressman Jackson Says We Must Act on Behalf of All Americans and Pass Health Insurance Reform
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 9, 2009. Congressman Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. made this statement following President Barack Obama’s address to a joint session of Congress about health insurance reform: “President Obama delivered tonight a strong, powerful and poignant message to Congress and the American people. He made crystal clear that now is[Read More…]
Obama’s Health Care Speech – Full Video and Text
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy Washington, D.C.– Below is the full text of President Obama’s address on health care to the Joint Session of Congress: *** Madame Speaker, Vice President Biden, Members of Congress, and the American people: When I spoke here last[Read More…]
Text of Letter to President Obama from Senator Edward M. Kennedy
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 9, 2009. Below is the text of the letter from Senator Edward M. Kennedy referenced by the President in tonight’s address to a Joint Session of Congress. May 12, 2009 Dear Mr. President, I wanted to write a few final words to you to express my gratitude for[Read More…]
Excerpts From Tonight’s Address by President Obama to a Joint Session of Congress, September 9, 2009
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 9, 2009. I am not the first President to take up this cause, but I am determined to be the last. It has now been nearly a century since Theodore Roosevelt first called for health care reform. And ever since, nearly every President and Congress, whether Democrat or[Read More…]
Schakowsky: Nothing but a Robust Public Option
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2009 — Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-IL, released the following statement expressing her unequivocal support for a robust public health insurance plan. Rep. Schakowsky, a member of the House Energy & Commerce Committee has been a strong voice in support of such a plan. “Many Members of Congress[Read More…]
Conyers: Public Option is a Necessary Component of Health-Care Reform
Washington–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2009. Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.), released the following statement this morning applauding the president’s decision to press the case for health-care reform in a speech to a joint session of Congress this week. Conyers reiterated that it is absolutely necessary that a robust public health insurance option[Read More…]
HHS Releases New Report on Importance of Health Insurance Reform for Older Women and Senior Women
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 3, 2009. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will travel to Maine today and formally release a new report on the importance of health insurance reform for older women (ages 55-64) and senior women (ages 65 and older). In Maine, Sebelius will participate in[Read More…]
