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TPMDC Saturday Roundup
Eric Kleefeld | May 8, 2010, 1:10PM
Obama: 'This Is What Health Care Reform Is Achieving'
In this weekend's YouTube address, President Obama promoted the benefits that he said the new health care reform law has already achieved.
"I've said before that implementing health insurance reform won't happen overnight, and it will require some tweaks and changes along the way. Ultimately, we'll have a system that provides more control for consumers, more accountability for insurance companies, and more affordable choices for uninsured Americans," said Obama. "But already, we are seeing how reform is improving the lives of millions of Americans. Already, we are watching small businesses learn that they will soon pay less for health care. We are seeing retirees realize they'll be able to keep their coverage and seniors realize they'll be able to afford their prescriptions. We're seeing consumers get a break from unfair rate hikes, patients get the care they need when they need it, and young adults get the security of knowing they can start off life with one less cost to worry about. At long last, this is what health care reform is achieving."
PERMALINK | COMMENTS (6) | RECOMMEND RECOMMEND (0)Topics: 2010 elections, Barack Obama, Diane Wood, Dick Durbin, Elena Kagan, Financial Reform, Joe Biden, Merrick Garland, Michelle Obama, Richard Shelby, Supreme Court vacancy
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TPMDC Morning Roundup
Eric Kleefeld | April 23, 2010, 9:13AM
G-20 Officials Convene At IMF
Finance officials from around the world are meeting today at the International Monetary Fund, with the United States represented by Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke: The Associated Press reports: "The [Obama] administration is hoping the G-20 will endorse a set of financial reforms that will complement the sweeping overhaul that President Barack Obama is seeking to get approved in Congress. The U.S. measure was scheduled for an initial showdown vote in the Senate on Monday."
Obama's Day Ahead
President Obama will deliver remarks at 10 a.m. ET, at a naturalization ceremony in the Rose Garden for active duty service members. The President and First Lady will depart from the White House at 11:45 a.m. ET, and from Andrews Air Force Base at 12 p.m. ET. They will arrive at 1:20 p.m. ET in Asheville, North Carolina, for a short vacation.
Topics: Barack Obama, Campaign Finance, Chuck Schumer, Citizens United, Dick Durbin, Financial Reform, Joe Biden, Merrick Garland, Roundup, Supreme Court, Supreme Court vacancy
Supreme Court
Conservative Operative: Everything Depends On Who Obama Nominates
Justin Elliott | April 9, 2010, 11:17AM
Curt Levey
Reacting to the retirement announcement of Justice John Paul Stevens, a conservative operative who was one of the fiercest critics of Sonia Sotomayor tells TPMDC that he believes President Obama is in a weaker position now that he was fresh off the election last summer -- and that he will pick a "moderate" for the court.
Curt Levey, executive director of the Committee for Justice, tells TPMDC: "We'll certainly be involved one way or another. As the loyal opposition I'm sure we'll point out what we see as the weaknesses" of any Obama nominee.
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