The House and the Senate have passed similar Health Care Bills. What remains is that the two Bills have to become one. The Republicans who have not put a comprehensive Bill before either Congress or the people now want to start all over. That isn’t prudent or logical, but it is effective, if you don’t want any Health Care Bill. So far the opposition tactic has been to complain that they have not been included or they concoct imaginary flaws in the present Bills. Neither approach helps solve our problems. In the mean time, the working families are losing their insurance coverage or are having their insurance rate go beyond their budget. Their children and our future are in jeopardy right now. We don’t have to wait for the future generations. The problems are real and immediate.
Will the Health Care Summit solve our problems? I seriously doubt that it will. My hope is that both the Democrats and Republicans will have to submit honest proposals that contain real substance; substance that can be examined and evaluated in respect to our problems. This is a call to action. The public wants Congress to act on behalf of the people. The average citizen is getting fed up.
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Good Morning,
ReplyDeleteThis Thursday, President Obama will meet with Republicans and Democrats from both houses of Congress to discuss how to finally give the American people and small business owners more control over their health care choices.
To make this meeting as productive as possible, the President won't be coming empty-handed. He'll bring to the table a health insurance reform proposal that does just that.
The proposal reflects a broad array of input, including the best parts of bills passed by the House and Senate. We've published the President's Proposal on WhiteHouse.gov for you to take a look in time for Thursday’s bipartisan meeting. Find out what the proposal means for you click on:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/health-care-meeting.
At Thursday’s bipartisan meeting, the President will continue to work with members of both parties to find common ground and look for the best ideas that will help American families and small business owners have greater control over their own health care. The entire event will be live-streamed on WhiteHouse.gov starting at 10 a.m. EST -- so mark it on your calendar and be sure to tune in.
Health insurance reform matters to every American.
Thank you,
Nancy-Ann DeParle
Director, White House Office of Health Reform