a bet many wanted to play somewhere else. he had half a dozen big domestic policy goals that were fighting for attention. the president of the united states. first, obama took his case to the very people he knew would try to kill it. let there be no doubt, health care reform cannot wait, it must not wait and it will not wait another year. [ cheers and applause ] when we were discussing health care he said what are we supposed to do? put our approval rating on the shelf and admire it for eight years or draw down on it to try to get things that are important done for the country? this is a unique alignment of the stars for one party. a democratic president, a big majority in the house, a decent-sized majority in the house. knowing what he faced from the republican opposition the president who ran as a government outsider surrounded himself with political insiders.
this is the story of the epic battle to pass obamacare. so help me god. congratulations, mr. president. it began just days into obama s presidency. it was a big bet that he could do something that seven presidents couldn t in the middle of an economic yes, yes, it was a huge bet. a bet many wanted to place somewhere else. he had half a dozen big domestic policy goals that were fighting for attention. the president of the united states! first, obama took his case to the very people he knew would try to kill it. let there be no doubt, healthcare reform cannot wait. it must not wait, and it will not wait another year. when we were discussing healthcare he said, what are we supposed to do, put our approval rating on the shelf and admire it for eight years or supposed to draw down on it to try to get
obama s presidency. it was a big bet that he could do something that seven presidents couldn t. yes. in the middle of an economic yes, it was a huge bet. a bet many wanted to place somewhere else. he had half a dozen big domestic policy goals that were fighting for attention. the president of the united states. first, obama took his case to the very people he knew would try to kill it. let there be no doubt, health care reform cannot wait. it must not wait. and it will not wait another year. when we were discussing health care, he said, what are we supposed to do? put our approval rating on the shelf and admire it for eight years or draw down on it to try to get important things done for the country? this was a unique alignment for the stars for one party. a democratic president, a big
could do something that seven presidents couldn t yes. in the middle of an economic yes, it was a huge bet. a bet many wanted to place somewhere else. he had half a dozen big domestic policy goals that were fighting for attention. the president of the united states. first, obama took his case to the very peopl he knew would try to kill it. let there be no doubt, health care reform cannot wait. it must not wait. and it will not wait another year. when we were discussing health care, he said, what are we supposed to do, put our approval rating on the shelf and admire it for eight years or supposed to draw down on it to try to get things that are important done for the country? this was a unique alignment of the stars for one party. a democratic president, a big majority in the senate, a decent sized majority in the house. knowing what he faced from the republican opposition, the
it was a big bet that he could do something that seven presidents couldn t yes. in the middle of an economic yes, it was a huge bet. a bet many wanted to place somewhere else. he had half a dozen big domestic policy goals that were fighting for attention. the president of the united states. first, obama took his case to the very people he knew would try to kill it. let there be no doubt, health care reform cannot wait. it must not wait. and it will not wait another year. when we were discussing health care, he said, what are we supposed to do, put our approval rating on the shelf and admire it for eight years or supposed to draw down on it to try to get things at are important done for the country? this was a unique alignment of the stars for one party. a democratic president, a big