White House to Main Street
Town Hall in Elyria, OH Janaury 22, 2010
Town Hall in Elyria, OH Janaury 22, 2010
"I didn’t run for President to turn away from these challenges. I
didn’t run for President to kick them down the road. I ran for
President to confront them once and for all. I ran for this
office to rebuild our economy so it works not just for a fortunate few, but
for hardworking people in this country." - Barack Obama
"White House to Main Street" - Elyria, OH
From Erica Sagran’s Blog on OFA’s site, January 22, 2010
Today President Obama spoke at a town hall meeting in Ohio about his resolve to keep fighting for health insurance reform – and to keep fighting on all the challenges ordinary Americans face in their lives, and the challenges we all face together as a nation:
"I'm going to keep on fighting for real, meaningful health insurance reform. We expanded the Children's Health Insurance Program to include four million kids -- we already did that. But we are also going to fight to hold the insurance industry accountable, to bring more stability and security to folks who are in our health care system. And, yes, I want to make sure that people who don't have health care right now can get some. It's shameful that we don't do that."
The President then spoke about why he’s in this fight, where we’re at after a tough week, and his determination not to back down in the face of D.C. insiders who doubt progress on reform:
"I've got to admit, we had a little bit of a buzz saw this week.... And I understand why, after the Massachusetts election, people in Washington were all in a tizzy, trying to figure out what this means for health reform, Republicans and Democrats; what does it mean for Obama? Is he weakened? Is he -- oh, how's he going to survive this? That's what they do.
From Erica Sagran’s Blog on OFA’s site, January 22, 2010
Today President Obama spoke at a town hall meeting in Ohio about his resolve to keep fighting for health insurance reform – and to keep fighting on all the challenges ordinary Americans face in their lives, and the challenges we all face together as a nation:
"I'm going to keep on fighting for real, meaningful health insurance reform. We expanded the Children's Health Insurance Program to include four million kids -- we already did that. But we are also going to fight to hold the insurance industry accountable, to bring more stability and security to folks who are in our health care system. And, yes, I want to make sure that people who don't have health care right now can get some. It's shameful that we don't do that."
The President then spoke about why he’s in this fight, where we’re at after a tough week, and his determination not to back down in the face of D.C. insiders who doubt progress on reform:
"I've got to admit, we had a little bit of a buzz saw this week.... And I understand why, after the Massachusetts election, people in Washington were all in a tizzy, trying to figure out what this means for health reform, Republicans and Democrats; what does it mean for Obama? Is he weakened? Is he -- oh, how's he going to survive this? That's what they do.
But I want you -- I want you to understand, this is not about me. This is
not about me. This is about you. This is not about me; this is about you. I didn't
take this up to boost my poll numbers... I didn't take this on to score political
points. I know there are some folks who think if Obama loses, we win. But you
know what? I think that I win when you win."
Click here for the full transcript of Mr. Obama's speech.
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Coming Events
September 7, 2010
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
ARICA Celebration and Re-election Fundraiser for Barbara L'Italien
Join State Representative Barbara L'Italien at Amy Weinstock's home on Tuesday September 7th for both a celebration of the passing of the Autism Health Insurance Bill and a fundraiser rally in support of Representative L'Italien. For more information, please go to our Elections page.
September 11, 2010
4:30 PM
Rubber Duck Regatta 2010
Over 10,000 rubber ducks will be dropped into the Merrimack River from the Basiliere Bridge (Main Street,
Rt. 125) in Haverhill in support of Haverhill's Charities.
To join in the fun and for a chance to win a 2010 Toyota Yaris, please go to adoptaducktoday.com or call 978-374-5223.
"History suggests that unless a progressive president is able to mobilize widespread support for significant change in the country at large, it's not enough to have a congressional majority." -- Doris K. Goodwin
