From Mitch Stewart:
This morning, the White House released President Obama’s health insurance reform proposal. It bridges the gap between the House and Senate bills, includes ideas from both parties to crack down on waste, fraud, and abuse, and puts American families and small business owners in control of their own health care.
And the [...]
President Obama’s health reform proposal:
From the New York Times:
The most basic facts to keep in mind are that Mr. Obama’s plan, which builds on a sound bill already passed by the Senate, would provide coverage to more than 30 million uninsured people while reducing future deficits and beginning to rein in medical costs.
Mr. Obama’s [...]
Early this morning, White House Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer reiterated the invitation for Republicans to post a health reform bill of their own online on the White House website for all Americans to see in advance of Thursday’s bipartisan meeting on health insurance reform. As a jumping off point, the President has posted his plan [...]
Hey folks this is Gina. We’re waiting on more photos, but when I saw this one I knew y’all would go gaga!
“Feb 21 2010
First Lady Michelle Obama raises her glass as United States President Barack Obama delivers toast remarks at the 2010 Governors’ Ball for the National Governors’ Association in the State Dining Room of [...]
Tonight, the Senate voted to move forward with debate on a jobs bill designed to encourage businesses to hire new workers. Tonight’s vote brings the bill one step closer to final passage, overcoming a threatened Republican filibuster by a vote of 62-30. The bill gained bipartisan support, with five Republicans voting to move ahead with [...]
At a meeting with governors today, President Obama outlined new steps to better prepare our children for college and the workplace. To give America’s students the best education and prepare them to compete in an increasingly-global economy, the President called for a redesigned Elementary and Secondary Education Act to help states upgrade their classrooms, increase [...]
If you haven’t gotten a chance to dig in and find out more about the health reform proposal President Obama released today, here are a few links from the White House to help you get started:
From a new page on WhiteHouse.gov, learn what the President’s proposal means for you and your unique circumstances
If you [...]
The health insurance reform proposal President Obama released this morning builds on the work done by Congress over the past year, putting forward a plan that lowers costs, guarantees choice, and enhances quality health care for all Americans. Using the Senate bill as a starting point, the President’s proposal bridges the differences between the Senate [...]
"We are shifting the balance of power back to the consumer and we are holding the credit card companies accountable." — President Obama
Today, the credit card reform bill that President Obama signed into law last year kicks in.
To hear more about how the new changes help consumers, Austan Goolsbee of the President’s Council of Economic [...]
In advance of Thursday’s bipartisan meeting on health reform, this morning President Obama released his proposal for reform — designed to bridge the gap between bills passed by the House and Senate, and provide a common starting point to move forward from.
You can read the full proposal on the White House’s website.
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