LIVE: Primetime Press Conference with the President at 8PM EDT
President Obama is scheduled to hold a press conference at the White House tonight, starting at 8:00 PM Eastern. Earlier today the President sent out an email encouraging Americans to tune in, explaining that:
As you read this, we are closer than ever to passing comprehensive health insurance reform that benefits American families and small businesses. Despite all the back and forth in the news right now, it is important to understand just how far we've come in this challenging process.
That's why I'm holding a press conference tonight at 8pm ET, and writing to let everyone know where we are, what's ahead, and why health insurance reform is so important.... I Provigil pharmacy realize that the last few miles of any race are the hardest to run, but we can't stop now. There's no dispute about it: we cannot control our long-term fiscal health as a nation without health insurance reform. American families and small businesses understand that the health insurance status quo is taking away those things that they value most about health care. The stability and security that comes with knowing that you can get the treatment you need, when you need it. Without reform, we are consigning our children to a future of skyrocketing premiums and crushing deficits.
We have to seize this opportunity and pass health insurance reform this year.
You can watch a live stream of the press conference below, starting at 8:00 PM Eastern.
UPDATE (Thursday AM): The event has ended, but we'll have more from last night's press conference later today.