Mar 15 Obama Pushes Health Reform in Ohio as Democrats Scramble for 216 Votes Updated 4:16 p.m. It's a line that's been heard many times over the past year, but Democrats' health care reform efforts truly could be entering their make-or-break stretch this week. President Obama headed to Ohio Monday afternoon to make… Continue reading
Mar 15 Watch Twisting Arms and Counting Votes: Obama, Democrats Gear Up for Final Reform Push President Barack Obama made the case for health care reform Monday in Ohio, putting muscle behind congressional leadership as they look to secure votes to pass the reform bill. Kwame Holman reports. Continue watching
Mar 12 Obama to Delay International Trip for Final Health Reform Push President Obama will delay his trip to Indonesia, Australia and Guam by three days in order to focus on health care reform, according to a tweet Thursday morning from White House press secretary Robert Gibbs. "The… Continue reading
Mar 11 Watch Democrats Inch Health Care Reform Negotiations Forward House and Senate Democrats moved a step closer to final agreement on health care legislation with hours of closed-door negations Thursday. Jim Lehrer talks to NPR reporter Julie Rovner about the price tag and the hurdles facing the bill. Continue watching
Mar 10 President Obama Calls for New Program to Fight Medicare and Medicaid Fraud Updated 7:09 p.m. President Obama continued to make his case for health care reform to the public Wednesday, at a speech in suburban St. Louis. The president emphasized a new plan to combat Medicare and Medicaid fraud, an… Continue reading
Mar 08 Watch Obama Targets Insurers in Health Reform Push During a Monday appearance in Philadelphia, President Barack Obama took on insurance companies and struck back at Republicans in a bid to propel his health reform proposal forward. Ray Suarez talks to two health policy experts. Continue watching
Mar 03 Obama Tells Congress to ‘Finish Its Work’ on Health Reform By Lea Winerman _pap_embed_custom('news01s3c58qe29',482,304,""); Updated 4:35 p.m. EST Washington Post reporter Ceci Conolly and political analyst Norman Ornstein will be on the NewsHour tonight, providing analysis and commentary on the president's speech and the path forward for health care reform. Read… Continue reading
Mar 03 Watch Obama Directs Congress to Finish Health Care Reform As President Obama pushed for Congress to complete health care reform legislation in the next few weeks, Jim Lehrer talks to Washington Post reporter Ceci Connolly and political analyst Norm Ornstein about the tactics Democrats might use to try to… Continue watching
Mar 03 Watch GOP Prepares for Senate Rule Battle on Health Reform President Obama said Wednesday he wants a final up or down vote on health care reform, and Democratic leaders say they are ready to push the measure through without bipartisan support if necessary. Jeffrey Brown reports. Continue watching
Mar 02 Obama Signals Openness to GOP Reform Proposals President Obama said Tuesday that he would consider incorporating four Republican ideas for health care reform into the Democrats' legislation. "I said throughout this process that I'd continue to draw on the best ideas from both parties,"… Continue reading