White House Issues Summary of Healthcare Reform Plan (2/22/2010)
Obama Targets Healthcare Waste, Calls For "Up-Or-Down Vote" On Reform
The AP (3/10, Elliott, Werner) reports President Obama "denounced waste, inefficiency, and downright fraud" in government healthcare programs as he continued his push for comprehensive reform during a speech in Missouri. Of the three broadcast networks, only NBC Nightly News (3/10, story 3, 1:35, Williams) covered the event in the St. Louis suburb of St. Charles, reporting that the President "continues a series of what could be considered closing arguments in his case for healthcare reform." NBC (Guthrie) added that as aides in Washington "try to put together the votes, the President is trying to build some public momentum for his healthcare plan. In the St. Louis area today, he invoked that famous Missourian to try to put this all in historical perspective." President Obama said, "You know who was pushing healthcare reform? Harry Truman. ... And by the way, you know what they said? They said he's pushing socialized medicine." Read more...
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