Health care rhetoric heats up before key vote

Many Republicans oppose the new healthcare bill and say it will force millions of Americans to drop insurance plans. Republicans argue that the new healthcare bill will raise premiums and do nothing to slow medical costs. In order for the bill to get passed, if no Republicans support it, it will need the support of all 58 Senate Democrats and 2 Independent Senators. This weekend, members of the Senate will gather and vote on whether the bill should have full Senate review or not. If this wins Senate approval it along with the House of Representatives bill will be consolidated and voted on by both Houses of Congress. It will then be sent to President Obama, who will either approve it or veto it. If the new bill gets approved by Obama, it will then become law and the United States will have a some form of universal healthcare.

In my opinion, I think this bill should be passed. This bill, when consolidated with the one in the House and signed into law by the President would enable millions of Americans an opportunity to have affordable healthcare. In addition, people will no longer have to worry about being denied coverage for pre-existing conditions or lifetime caps for using there health coverage. This will put Americans on a better track of living because no matter where they go or what they do, their health care will always be there. I think that this would help America more than harm it and join the other industrialized nations of the world with some form of universal health care .

Health care clears one major hurdle, faces more

The health care reform bill was passed by the House of Representatives on November 7. With the passing of the health care bill, president Obama hopes to have the bill approved by the Senate and eventually led to the bill becoming law. The health care bill will hopefully enable people to not be denied healthcare coverage because of previous condition, age, gender, or medical history. President Obama is optimistic about the healthcare bill, "I look forward to signing comprehensive health insurance reform into law by the end of the year". "However, Republicans and an independent senator who sits with the Democratic caucus signaled Sunday that difficulties remain for Obama on his top domestic priority." The healthcare bill, although, has various hurdles to overcome, such as passing through the Senate. Americans hope that this bill will eventually become law to help people throughout this country.

In my opinion, I'm glad that the healthcare bill was passed because this program will really help Americans who are uninsured and those who are poor. I hope the Senate will pass the bill and make it a law because I think it's horrible how health insurance companies are turning people down because they have prior injuries, or due to their age and gender. I believe that everyone has a right to live and in order to live, people need to have good health care. I don't understand who people can turn people down when they are in need. It seems today that all people want is money and power. They don't care about who they are denying health care to. I agree with what president Obama is trying to do with making the United States have universal healthcare.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/08/health.care/index.html

Obama Promises Help for Native Americans

On Thursday morning president Obama spoke to tribal Native American leaders about growing concerns and problems they have. Many Native American reservations are stricken with poverty. "Some reservations face unemployment rates of up to 80 percent, and one quarter of all Native Americans live in poverty." Many homes in reservations do not have basic living nesessities, such as electricity and safe water supply. "More than 14 percent of reservation homes lack electricity and 12 percent lack access to a safe water supply". Obama promised Native Americans that he and his administration would work with them to help solve various dilemmas they have on reservations.

In my opinion, I think that Obama and the government should do everything to help these people. I admire that president Obama has promised to help the Native Americans with their problems and especially through these hard times with the economy in a recession. The Native Americans should defenately get an oportunity to be helped by the government, especially by how they were treated by the U.S. government in the past. I believe that everyone should have basic nesessities in which to live. I hope the government will not just promise to help and end up not doing anything like in past events.

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/05/obama-promises-help-for-native-americans/?scp=1&sq=obama%20helps%20native%20americans&st=cse