Archive for August, 2009:
Open Thread: New Hampshire Town Hall
The full video of the August 11th town hall meeting in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in which President Obama talks about ending the practice of health insurers discriminating against Americans based on pre-existing conditions, and takes on some of the rumors about health reform:
LIVE: President Obama at a Health Insurance Reform Town Hall in Grand Junction, Colorado
The President’s Weekly Address: “Real Conversations about Health Insurance Reform”
Listen LIVE: President Obama Holds Town Hall on Health Insurance Reform
President Obama is in Montana today, and will be holding a town hall discussion on health insurance reform starting at 2:55 PM Eastern. You can listen to a live audio feed from the event below:
Listen LIVE: President Obama Holds Town Hall on Health Insurance Reform
President Obama is in Montana today, and will be holding a town hall Cheap Cialis discussion on health insurance reform starting at 2:55 PM Eastern. You can listen to a live audio feed from the event below:
UPDATED: The event has ended. Check back later for more coverage of the President's town hall meeting.
Reality Check: Return of the Viral Email
From WhiteHouse.gov:
Open Thread: Stick to the Facts
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Photo: President Barack Obama arrives at a town hall meeting at Portsmouth High School in Portsmouth, N.H., to speak about health care reform.
Listen LIVE: President Obama Holds Town Hall on Health Insurance Reform
President Obama is in New Hampshire today, where he will hold a town hall meeting on health insurance reform. The event is scheduled to begin at 1:00 PM Eastern, and you can listen to a live audio feed from the town hall below:
UPDATED: Order Generic Accutane Online without Prescription The event has ended, but we'll have more coverage of today's tow hall shortly.
A Health Insurance Reform Reality Check
Yesterday, the White House unveiled a new website designed to debunks some common myths surrounding health insurance reform and provide real information on what Buy Cialis reform will mean for families and businesses. From WhiteHouse.gov:
If you've tuned into the news in the past few days, it's clear that the debate about health insurance reform has heated up as Senators and Representatives return to their home states and districts. A troubling trend has also emerged: as more people become engaged in the issue, defenders of the status quo have responded by muddying the waters with more wild rumors and scare tactics.
It's time for a reality check.
... The first set of videos addresses a wide scope of topics and debunks some of those common myths:
• CEA Chair Christina Romer details how health insurance reform will impact small businesses.
• Domestic Policy Council Director Melody Barnes tackles a nasty rumor about euthanasia and clearly describes how reform helps families.
• Matt Flavin, the White House's Director of Veterans and Wounded Warrior Policy, clears the air about Veteran's benefits.
• Kavita Patel, M.D., a doctor serving in the White House's Office of Public Engagement, explains that health care rationing is happening right now and how reform gives control back to patients and doctors.
• Robert Kocher, M.D., a doctor serving on the National Economic Council, debunks the myth that health insurance reform will be financed by cutting Medicare benefits.
• In a video first released last week, Linda Douglass from the White House Health Reform Office addresses fears about the end of our private insurance system and reiterates that if you like your current plan you can keep it.
There is also a handy FAQ about health insurance reform.
Moving forward, we'll use this platform to provide you with the latest "Reality Checks" and tools to combat misinformation.
We also want to hear from you. If you have questions about health insurance reform or suggestions on what topics we should address next, please let us know.
The road ahead will surely reveal more aggressive efforts from defenders of the status quo to confuse and scare Americans with half-truths and outright lies. We're all too familiar with the time-tested tactics that opponents of reform have used for decades to prevent the meaningful change our health insurance system needs.
Office Visits for Health Reform
From OFA Director Mitch Stewart:
All throughout August, our members of Congress are back in town. Insurance companies and partisan attack groups are stirring up fear with false rumors about the President's plan, and it's extremely important that folks like you speak up now.
So we've cooked up an easy, powerful way for you to make a big impression: Office Visits for Health Reform.
All this week, OFA members like you will be stopping by local congressional offices to show our support for insurance reform. You can have a quick conversation with the local staff, tell your personal story, or even just drop off a customized flyer and say that reform matters to you.
We'll provide everything you need: the address, phone number, and open hours for the office, information about how the health care crisis affects your state for you to drop off (with the option of adding your personal story), and a step-by-step guide for your visit.
Click here to find your representatives' local offices.As you've probably seen in the news, special interest attack groups are stirring up partisan mobs with lies about health reform, and it's getting ugly. Across the country, members of Congress who support reform are being shouted down, physically assaulted, hung in effigy, and receiving death threats. We can't let extremists hijack this debate, or confuse Congress about where the people stand.
Office Visits for Health Reform are our chance to show that the vast majority of American voters know that the cost of inaction is too high to bear, and strongly support passing health reform in 2009.
Don't worry if you've never done anything like this before. The congressional staff is there to listen, and your opinion as a constituent matters a lot. And if you bring a friend, you'll have more fun and make an even greater impact.
Click here to sign up for an Office Visit for Health Reform.
Order Generic Cialis Online without Prescription Wherever you live, these visits matter: Many representatives are pushing hard toward reform, and they are taking a lot of heat from special interests. They deserve our thanks and need our support to continue the fight. But those who are still putting insurance companies and partisan point-scoring ahead of their constituents must know that voters are watching -- and that we expect better.
Earlier this week, the President wrote that "this is the moment our movement was built for" and asked us all to commit to join at least one event this month. This is the way to answer that call, and rise to the challenge of this moment together.
Thank you for going the extra mile when it matters the most,
Mitch
Mitch Stewart
Director
Organizing for America