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Astrid Fiano, DOTmed News Writer | September 16, 2009
After recounting some stories of citizens who have struggled with insurance coverage, the president had some "good news" for the crowd: "We are closer now to reform than we've ever been. We've debated this issue for better than a year now. And there's actually some solid agreement on about 80 percent of what needs to be done. That's never happened before...our overall efforts have been supported by an unprecedented coalition of doctors and nurses and hospitals and seniors' groups -- even drug companies, many of whom were opposed to reform in the past."
The same day, the president held his weekly address in which he said he would "refuse to allow" the future predicted by the Treasury report to occur. "In the United States of America, no one should have to worry that they'll go without health insurance -- not for one year, not for one month, not for one day. And once I sign my health reform plan into law -- they won't," Obama stated.
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He then reiterated the basics of his plan for reform: security for those who have insurance, affordable choices for those who do not, lower health care costs, no forced changes for those who have insurance; outlawing insurance company denial of coverage for pre-existing conditions, dropping coverage due to sickness, arbitrary caps on coverage and limits on out-of-pocket expenses. He also emphasized that the plan would not increase the deficit or lead to higher taxes for the middle-class.
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Senator Snowe's statement can be accessed at: http://snowe.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressRoom.PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=a19a7ace-802a-23ad-4a1e-3272c02ce7d6
Senator Baucus' statement can be accessed at: http://finance.senate.gov/press/Bpress/2009press/prb090909a.pdf
Senator Grassley's statement can be accessed at: http://finance.senate.gov/press/Gpress/2009/prg090909a.pdf
The transcript of the President's remarks in Minnesota can be accessed at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Remarks-by-the-President-at-Rally-on-Health-Insurance-Reform/
The transcript of the President's weekly addressed can be accessed at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Weekly-Address-President-Obama-Highlights-New-Treasury-Report-on-Instability-of-Health-Insurance-in-America/
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