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Saturday, Nov. 07, 2009
Obama prods House to pass health care bill
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama says now is the time for Congress to "answer the call of history" and approve legislation revamping the country's health care system.
After meeting for nearly an hour with House Democrats, Obama went to the White House Rose Garden and said opportunities like passing a major health overhaul "come around maybe once in a generation."
The president made his remarks as the House was debating a bill reshaping the nation's health care system in a vote that was expected to be close.
AP Photo - President Barack Obama walks out of the Cannon Caucus Room with Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-S.C., left, after meeting with House democrats about health care on Capitol Hill in Washington, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009.
AP Photo - President Barack Obama walks with Senior Adviser David Axelrod, left, Reggie Love, personal aide, center, and Phil Schiliro, legislative affairs director, right, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, as they return to the White House from Capitol Hill.
AP Photo - President Barack Obama kisses House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., after walking out of the Cannon Caucus Room after meeting with House Democrats about health care on Capitol Hill in Washington Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009.
AP Photo - President Barack Obama waves as he walks out of the Cannon Caucus Room with Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-S.C., left, after meeting with House Democrats about health care on Capitol Hill in Washington, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009.
AP Photo - President Barack Obama is surrounded by security as he leaves the U.S. Capitol after addressing the House Democratic Caucus, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, in Washington.
AP Photo - People opposed to health care reform, rally on Capitol Hill in Washington, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009.
AP Photo - People opposed to health care reform, rally on Capitol Hill in Washington, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009.
AP Photo - Reps. Scott Garrett, R-N.J., Steve King, R-Iowa, Jean Schmidt, R-Ohio, and Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., climb over a wall as they leave rally against health care reform in Washington, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009.
AP Photo - People opposed to health care reform, rally on Capitol Hill in Washington, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009.
AP Photo - Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., speaks at a rally against health care reform on Capitol Hill in Washington, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009.
AP Photo - Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., speaks at a rally against health care reform on Capitol Hill in Washington, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009.
AP Photo - People opposed to health care reform, rally on Capitol Hill in Washington, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009.
AP Photo - People opposed to health care reform, rally on Capitol Hill in Washington, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009.
Obama pitches health overhaul as House nears vote He said the bill was the kind of change the country needs. He said lawmakers should repay the trust the voters placed in them, "even when it's hard. Especially when it's hard."
Associated Press writers Erica Werner and Alan Fram contributed to this report.
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