Dems Double Down On Health Care
Pres. Obama signaled Saturday he will continue the fight for health care reform, just days after his party lost its filibuster-proof majority in the Senate.
Speaking to a semi-annual meeting of the DNC at a snowed-in DC hotel, Obama said he would continue the fight, drawing sustained applause from members even as some in Congress seek to shelve legislation that has become a burden on the party's political standing.
"There's some, maybe even a majority in this town, who say, 'Perhaps it's time to walk away,'" Obama said. "Let me be clear: I am not going to walk away from health care insurance reform."
In an email to supporters, Organizing for America, the WH's political arm, urged passage of the legislation and asked for letters to the editor and engagement in social media.
"This isn't a problem we can kick down the road for another decade -- or even another year. We need to pass health reform now," OFA exec. dir. Mitch Stewart wrote. "We're incredibly close. But too many in Washington are now saying that we should delay or give up on reform entirely. So we need to make it crystal clear that Americans understand the stakes for our economy and our lives, and that we want action."
In his 22-minute address at the Capitol Hilton hotel, Obama acknowledged an anger among American voters. "Of course people are frustrated, and they have every right to be," he said.
Amid a snowstorm that has walloped much of the Mid-Atlantic, and with DC especially hard-hit, Obama tipped his hat to "snowmageddon," as he called it. And, he told delegates, his admin had stumbled, but even "against a blizzard ... we're going to live up to our responsibility to lead."
"In an email to supporters, Organizing for America, the WH's political arm"
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