President Obama's Critical Health Care Speech - 09-09-09

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Obama told Congress on Wednesday that while he is not the first president to take up the cause of health care reform, "I am determined to be the last." - 09-09-09 -

Pre President Obama is delivering an address to a joint session of Congress to present the most detailed description of his idea of health reform.

Obama has been criticized as the health care debate has devolved into rancorous town hall meetings and a partisan split over reform plans. Obama has also faced a split in his own party over how to best go about reforming the nation's health care system.

"Well the time for bickering is over. The time for games has passed. Now is the season for action," Obama said. "Now is when we must bring the best ideas of both parties together, and show the American people that we can still do what we were sent here to do. Now is the time to deliver on health care."

While much of the debate over health care has been over a government-backed public option, Obama said that's not the only problem plaguing the system.

"Those who do have insurance have never had less security and stability than they do today," he said of Americans who have lost their insurance when they have lost their jobs or have had their coverage dropped when they have suffered an illness.

Obama will say that there is agreement on about 80 percent of what needs to be done, "but what we have also seen in these last months is the same partisan spectacle that only hardens the disdain many Americans have toward their own government."

"Instead of honest debate, we have seen scare tactics," he will say.

Obama was tweaking his pivotal health care address right up until the last, top aides said. He worked on the speech late into Tuesday night in the White House residence, bringing a new draft for his staff to work through Wednesday morning, they said. He even took a first draft of the speech to Camp David this weekend. sident Obama tells Congress the "time for bickering is over" as he presents the most detailed description yet of his ideas for health reform to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday night. "The time for games has passed. Now is the season for action," Obama will say, according to excerpts of the speech released by the White House - Sept. 9, 2009

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[AbsoulutumDominium]

Obama, I'm real happy for you and I'mma let you finish, but CANADA HAS THE BEST HEALTH CARE OF ALL TIME.

Of all time.

[ASentinel2]

I say Joe Wilson for President 2012 !!!

I luv the soundbite from the debates....

"Well Obama.....I've said it before....and I'll say it again....YOU LIE !!!!

LOL!!

[suny123boy1]

@darkvampire5555

Actually I'd go with Nixon or Lyndon Johnson.

[oneleggedspider]

450 Billion..nice. YOU CAN'T FIX THE PROBLEM BY THROWING MONEY AT IT. THAT'S WHAT GOT US INTO THIS MESS.

Forget it, the sheep are more concerned with their government cheese than the survival of the country. It's over.

[DONGOE]

These people make me want to vomit.

[TheReptileguy54321]

keep the white house white you dumbass government

[TheReptileguy54321]

one

big

ass

mistake

america

[agamaed]

Yous trollin'

[ppmpam]

how about mental doctor? with Him it is going to be FREEEEEEEE