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Obama Tells Congress to Get Health Care Reform Done Already

Mar 4, 2010
During a speech at the White House on Wednesday, President Barack Obama hinted at the possibility that congressional Democrats would soon be obliged to play the reconciliation card to ensure that health care reform legislation reaches the finish line and he pushed Congress to "finish its work" -- as in pronto -- on that crucial and contentious issue.

Obama Considers Adding GOP-Generated Ideas to Health Bill

Mar 2, 2010
It doesn't seem possible, but it could maybe perhaps be the case that some kind of resolution in the health care reform saga might be achievable soon. At least that's the tone President Barack Obama struck in a letter he sent Tuesday to prominent members of Congress that included conciliatory language on the subject of four ideas advanced by Republicans at last week's health care summit.