Posted on 03/18/2010 3:37:19 PM PDT by ezfindit
heads up Virginia freepers.
Obama Makes Final Push For Health Care Plan
posted 11:41 pm Thu March 18, 2010 - FAIRFAX, Va.
from NewsChannel 8 - http://www.news8.net/news/stories/0310/717521.html
The fight for health care reform is taking a toll on President Obama’s itinerary. For a second time, the President has delayed a foreign trip to be on hand to sign the bill on Sunday. By then, Democrats think they will have finally closed the deal.
“The president believes right now the place for him to be is in Washington seeing this through,” said White House Spokesperson Robert Gibbs.
One appearance still on schedule is his visit to George Mason University Friday. It will be a final local push to gain support for his massive health care legislation.
Thursday night, supporters were busy making phone calls and signs.
“Fortunately, this bill has tax credits in it... It will help small business owners like myself,” said Pat Worth, a health care reform supporter.
Thursday, the President got some good news from the nonpartisan congressional budget office.
He shared, “The reform we seek would bring 1.3 trillion in deficit reduction over the next two decades.”
The CBO says the bill will cost $940 billion over the next 10 years, extends Medicare’s solvency and expands coverage to 32 million Americans. Democratic leaders hope that will help in a battle with Republicans to lure fence-sitters to their side.
“There is no limit to what the other side will do to protect the insurance companies,” said Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.
About two dozen democrats remain undecided.
Rep. Baron Hill said, “I need to see the final version. Cross the T’s and dot the I’s.”
Meanwhile, Republicans are marching in lockstep opposition to the bill .
“I have three simple questions, Ms Pelosi. Are you so arrogant? Are you so ignorant? And are you so incompetent that you are going to ignore the Constitution of the United States?” said Rep. Phil Broun.
Thomas Rackowski is one Virginian not planning on attending Friday’s rally.
Rackowski said, “I don’t really think it’s going to solve any issues...It’s going to raise taxes.”
The rally will start at 11:30 p.m. at the Patriot Center.
Nope.
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