the time is now
we have to get it done this year.
Now is the time to deliver on health care.
to speak clearly to the American people about what's in health care reform;
Some of people's concerns have grown out of bogus claims spread by those whose only agenda is to kill reform at any cost.
we'll provide an affordable way for them to get accessible insurance.
I believe it makes more sense to build on what works and fix what doesn't, rather than try to build an entirely new system from scratch.
we're hopeful that something can get done in that committee.
The plan I'm announcing tonight would meet three basic goals. It will provide more security and stability to those who have health insurance...
Healthcare reform is the single most important challenge we face.
We will together disrupt, dismantle, and defeat Al Qaeda and their extremist allies in Afghanistan.
We know we must reform this system.
Nothing in our plan requires you to change what you have.
I will not waste time with those who have made the calculation that it's better politics to kill this plan than to improve it.
I will not accept the status quo as a solution. Not this time, not now.
I will not sign a plan that adds one dime to our deficits, either now or in the future.
Now's the time to deliver on health care.
I express my deep appreciation for the sacrifices of the British military and people in this difficult summer period.
