Reuters
Obama is ready to push it through
President Barack Obama began a final push for healthcare reform on Wednesday,urging Congress to vote on the plan in the next few weeks even if it means passing the measure with a narrow Democratic majority and no Republican support.
Although much uncertainty remains on the path to passage of the legislation,Obama opposed Republican calls to throw out broad bills passed by the House of Representatives and Senate last year and begin again with a more step-by-step approach.
Americans are waiting for the administration to lead,Obama said in remarks at the White House backing a muscle tactic known as "reconciliation"as a way of overcoming rock-solid Republican opposition.
Republicans dismissed Obama’s comments and said Democrats risked paying a price in mid-term congressional elections in November. "Every election in America this fall will be a referendum on this issue,"Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said.
Wall Street shrugged off Obama’s statement.
"It doesn’t really seem like there’s any change here. Basically,what it was was a call to action,"said Steve Shubitz,a healthcare analyst at Edward Jones. "There really wasn’t much new in there,meaning nothing incrementally more damaging to the health insurance companies,"he said.
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From everything I have read,it appears the American People as a whole are against this reform,but our president and elected officials are again failing to hear us! Does this send us a message that we are not being heard? I think so,which tells me how I will vote in 2010. As a registered Republican I plan to vote out both sides of the isle in favor of new blood which may be smart enough to start listening to the votes (We The People)!
God Bless America! We need it with the bunch we now have in politics!
Everyone needs to flood the dems with phone calls against this crappy bill,not just in your state,but across state lines.
Then we need to impeach obama,,,go to,,,impeachobama.com
Then we will clean house in Washington. The biggest problem in Washington is that it's become a career and not an honor,,,term limits for starters,pay your own retirement,SS,health/same as we do!
IMPEACH OBAMA IN 2010
http://www.impeachobamacampaign.com/
What "OOO"trying to do is break the back of America economically.