National Health Care Reform with President Obama

This national forum was presented by Organizing for America (OFA). This is the same group, led by Jonathan Teeters and Sarah Howe, that hosted the press conference August 10th outside the Peterson Towers. I will let the video speak for itself adding only this quote from Jeremy Bird, Deputy Director, Organizing for America. This quote came from an email I received Friday.

On Thursday, an astounding 280,000 Organizing for America supporters gathered online to huddle with the President at our National Health Care Forum. With Congress about to return to Washington to make historic decisions on health insurance reform, the President chose this critical moment to speak directly to the OFA community. He reminded us of how far we've come and what we can accomplish together:

And as for our President's view on a public option...

Thursday, the President made the stakes of reform crystal clear. He talked about how, with health care costs rising three times faster than wages, the cost of inaction is simply too high.

He explained how reform will guarantee competition and choice. He described the Insurance Guarantees that will protect every American from discrimination against pre-existing conditions, exorbitant charges, and arbitrary denials or reductions in coverage just when we need it most.

And he made plain his stance on the public option: "So let me just be clear: I continue to support a public option, I think it is important, and I think it will help drive down costs and give consumers choices."