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Blog Post
September 10, 2009
Opponents of health insurance reform and some members of the news media continue to repeat a myth that the public health insurance option will cost $1 trillion. In fact, the public option in America's Affordable Health Choices Act will cost U.S. taxpayers ZERO over the next 10 years...and beyond.
Myth: The public health insurance option will cost U.S. taxpayers $1 trillion.
Blog Post
September 9, 2009
Tonight, President Obama made a forceful case to the Congress and the country for long-overdue health insurance reform. We are closer than ever before in history to real progress on this issue that touches the lives of every American and impacts our economy: ensuring stability and security for Americans with health insurance, and affordable coverage for those currently without.
Members of Congress heard the President's address tonight after weeks of lively discussion in their districts. The input of Americans informs our debate and makes clear still the work before us to explain these reforms. But as the President said: the time to act is now. And we will -- on behalf of our constituents, our health care system, and our economy.
Press Release
September 9, 2009
“Tonight, President Obama made a forceful case to the Congress and the country for long-overdue health insurance reform. We are closer than ever before in history to real progress on this issue that touches the lives of every American and impacts our economy: ensuring stability and security for Americans with health insurance, and affordable coverage for those currently without."
Blog Post
September 9, 2009
“Tonight, President Obama made a forceful case to the Congress and the country for long-overdue health insurance reform. We are closer than ever before in history to real progress on this issue that touches the lives of every American and impacts our economy: ensuring stability and security for Americans with health insurance, and affordable coverage for those currently without."
Blog Post
September 9, 2009
“It is indeed a humbling experience, as it always is, when we tread on the sacred ground of 9/11. For those of us who are engaged in a profession that is based on words and speaking, we find our inadequacies, because words are not adequate to express the gratitude, the respect, the debt that we have to all of these families."
Speech
September 9, 2009
“It is indeed a humbling experience, as it always is, when we tread on the sacred ground of 9/11. For those of us who are engaged in a profession that is based on words and speaking, we find our inadequacies, because words are not adequate to express the gratitude, the respect, the debt that we have to all of these families."
Blog Post
September 9, 2009
“Today we gather to unveil a marker of bravery; to remember acts of unmatched courage; and to recall the men and women of United Airlines Flight 93 - some of the true heroes of September 11, 2001."
Speech
September 9, 2009
“Today we gather to unveil a marker of bravery; to remember acts of unmatched courage; and to recall the men and women of United Airlines Flight 93 - some of the true heroes of September 11, 2001."
Blog Post
September 9, 2009
At 8pm EST tonight, the President will address a Joint Session of Congress on health care reform. You can watch the President's address live on CSPAN.org, on WhiteHouse.gov, or live-captioned through the Department of Education.
Press Release
September 9, 2009
“Congress pays tribute today to the victims of the recent Southern California wildfires, the residents who have lost their homes and businesses, and the firefighters and first responders still standing in harm's way..."