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Change Is Possible: President Obama Speaks To His Supporters
This Tuesday President Barack Obama signed the historic overhaul of the nation’s health care system into law to the relief of millions of Americans who desperately needed this legislation and to the relief of the thousands of volunteers who helped push the President’s agenda. At 4PM Eastern, 1PM Pacific President Obama thanked his volunteers in a telephone conference call hosted by Organizing for America. The President was introduced by Organizing for America Director, Mitch Stewart and took questions from two volunteers. Sounding at times a little tired, the President admitted the administration didn’t do enough to explain Health Care clearly in the first months of debate. He said “…it’s been said before, this bill isn’t perfect, but it enshrines the idea that everybody in this country should have some security when it comes to health care.” He went on to say that as we move to universal health care “people will have enormously more secure lives than they do right now”. He also highlighted that the bill is bi-partisan in that it “incorporates the best ideas of both parties.” His primary concern was that volunteers and those of us who favor his policies get the facts out about the legislation and keep focused.
He ended the phone call by thanking all of the volunteers and supporters for being his inspiration and asking them for their continued efforts in the weeks and months to come.
Here is the audio from this fascinating and rather historic conference call:
Obama Thanks His Volunteers On Conference Call
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