Somebody please tell me anything that Government has done that saves the taxpayer money. Anyone?
One more gripe…
He said the pharmaceutical industry’s pledge to spend $80 billion over the next decade to reduce the cost of drugs would pay for a portion of his health care plan.
Someone please tell me how you spend $80 billion dollars to SAVE money???
I don’t care how they package this pile of Dog pooh, it’s still gonna be Dog pooh!
Gio-
June 22, 2009, 1:10 pm
<!– — Updated: 1:10 pm –>Obama Reverts to Campaign Motto for Health Care Agenda
By Jeff ZelenyPresident Obama dusted off a campaign slogan on Monday, sharply dismissing those who have expressed skepticism that the nation’s health care system will be overhauled by Congress this year.
“Yes we can,” Mr. Obama said. “We are going to get this done.”
In an appearance in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Mr. Obama praised an agreement reached last week by drug companies to help close a cap in Medicare’s prescription drug coverage. He said the pharmaceutical industry’s pledge to spend $80 billion over the next decade to reduce the cost of drugs would pay for a portion of his health care plan.
“This is a significant breakthrough on the road to health care reform,” Mr. Obama said, “one that will make a difference in the lives of many older Americans.”
The president said the move will help solve the “doughnut hole,” the gap in coverage that requires people to pay the full cost of prescriptions after they surpass $2,700 before the catastrophic coverage of $6,100 kicks in.
“It’s a reform that will make prescription drugs more affordable for millions of seniors and restore a measure of fairness,” Mr. Obama said.
The brief remarks by the president were intended to highlight that AARP, a politically important group of 40 million Americans, endorsed the plan. Before the president spoke, Barry Rand, the chief executive of AARP, vowed to support the health care overhaul moving through Congress.
“This is an early win for reform. It’s a major step forward,” Mr. Rand said. “It is a signal that the process is working and will work.”
The 10-minute ceremony at the White House, which was awash in optimism, opened another critical week as the administration attempts to build consensus in Congress to overhaul the health care system. The key Democratic senators on the issues, Christopher J. Dodd of Connecticut and Max Baucus of Montana, were at the president’s side on Monday.
“Today marks a major step forward, but it will only be meaningful if we complete the journey,” Mr. Obama said, renewing his call for Congress to reach agreement on a health care plan this year.
He closed by addressing critics – not by name – who have suggested that the health care deal won’t be reached this year.
“For those here in Washington who have grown accustomed to sky-is-falling prognosis and the certainties that we cannot get this done,” Mr. Obama said, “I have to repeat – you know, revive – an old saying we had from the campaign: Yes we can. We are going to get this done.”
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