Posted on 09/09/2009 10:09:43 AM PDT by nickcarraway
President looks to harness public support for health care reform after month of drift
President Barack Obama said the highly anticipated health care speech he will give before Congress tonight aims to help clarify his proposal and show he's open to fresh ideas when it comes to reform.
"I'm open to new ideas," Obama told "Good Morning America" in an interview that aired ahead of the speech Wednesday. "But we do intend to get something done this year."
Obama's 35-minute speech to Congress on health care will “answer all the major questions” on the contentious issue that has become Obama’s top domestic priority, the White House told The Associated Press reported.
With more than half of Americans planning to tune in to the televised address, according to a poll cited by Bloomberg News, the president has the nation’s ear. One issue that hasn’t been resolved is whether to include a public health insurance option in a final bill. Obama is expected to once again endorse a public option but not make it a deal breaker.
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