SEPTEMBER 9, 2009, 8:00 PM ET. President Obama Addresses a Joint Session of Congress. Washington, D.C.
PODCAST FILES VBR MP3 FORMAT 24 mb Ogg Vorbis FORMAT 19 mbIn his address to a joint session of Congress, Presidend Obama is expected to give a detailed account of his health care plan. Following the address, Rep. Charles Boustany (R-LA) will deliver the Republican reply. Afterwards, we'll get viewer reaction to the speech.
The President's first address to Congress in February. White House Photo.
Obama’s Health Care Speech to Congress FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT
Following is the prepared text of President Obama’s speech to Congress on the need to overhaul health care in the United States, as released by the White House.
Madame Speaker, Vice President Biden, Members of Congress, and the American people:
When I spoke here last winter, this nation was facing the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. We were losing an average of 700,000 jobs per month. Credit was frozen. And our financial system was on the verge of collapse ...Read the full article