"President Barack Obama will address a joint session of Congress on health care reform in prime time on Wednesday, Sept. 9, a senior official tells POLITICO.
Obama will receive House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid at the White House the day before for a previously scheduled sit-down.
The last time a president addressed a joint session of Congress that wasn’t a State of the Union, or the traditional first address by a new president, was Sept. 20, 2001, when President George W. Bush spoke on the war on terrorism following the 9/11 attacks.
After plans for the session had been reported, Reid and Pelosi released a letter of invitation to the president: "Our nation is closer than ever to achieving health insurance reform that will lower costs, retain choice, improve quality and expand coverage. We are committed to reaching this goal. We would like to invite you to address a Joint Session of the Congress on Wednesday, September 9 on health insurance reform. Thank you for considering this invitation to speak to the Congress and the nation."
Obama plans to give lawmakers a more specific prescription for health care legislation than he has in the past, aides said.
He's done this twice in the past already in prime time, each watched less than the other. I expect this will watched even less. Americans have made up their minds, and have rejected what he has put out as a "healthcare plan". This is an act of desperation.
Pathetic.
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The only people that will be listening to Obama's pleas will be congress. The American people have already spoken and we refuse Obamacare, is anybody in Washington listening? Hello?
Reply DeleteTHIS COUNTRY DOES NOT WANT OBAMA OR HIS SO-CALLED HEALTH CARE PLAN, WE HAVE SPOKEN!!!
Obama's pleas will fall upon deaf ears, we are tired of seeing him and his face on our television screens.
Enough is enough, Obama the American people dont want to see you on our televisions again, in fact, we want you and your communist friends the hell out of our White House, and out of our lives forever!