“On July 20, 2009, Jonathan Gruber meets with POTUS in the West Wing. He was there almost four hours.”
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/News-Conference-by-the-President-July-22-2009
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
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For Immediate Release July 23, 2009
NEWS CONFERENCE
BY THE PRESIDENT
East Room
July 22,2009
8:01 P.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: Good evening. Please be seated. Before I take your questions, I want to talk for a few minutes about the progress we’re making on health insurance reform and where it fits into our broader economic strategy.
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SEND DOCTOR BILL TO THE RICH - BARACK RIPS GOP FOES IN HEALTH-CARE TAX PITCH
New York Post (NY) - Thursday, July 23, 2009
Author: GEOFF EARLE Post Correspondent
WASHINGTON - President Obama confronted critics of his embattled health-care plan head-on in a prime time news conference last night - slamming Republicans for spreading “misinformation” and saying he will tax the wealthy but not the middle class to pay for reform.
Obama offered his first support for an idea floated by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to help bankroll reform by slapping higher taxes on couples jointly earning more than $1 million a year.
“To me, that meets my principle that it’s not being shouldered by families who are already having a tough time,” he said.
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REPORT CARD
The Post asked five people who will be directly affected by Obama’s healthcare plan what they thought of the press conference.
Jonathan Gruber MIT faculty, expertise in public finance and health
Effective communication: “Clearly showed a command of the subject matter.”
Specifics: “I can’t think of a question he evaded.”
Best part:
“The cost of inaction.” Worst part: “He didn’t emphasize enough the importance of covering the uninsured.”
Were you sold?: “Yes.”
Overall grades: A
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Some points of interest
11:00 Romneycare costs subsidized by federal government
13:50 Romneycare signing ceremony
16:00 Goes to work for Obama
25:50 - 27:30 Oval Office meeting
h/t Sundance