Obama resumes health care push, vows to 'get it done this year'

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Obama resumes health care push, vows to 'get it done this year'

September 27, 2009 -- Updated 0520 GMT (1320 HKT)


WASHINGTON (CNN) -- After a heady week on a high-stakes world stage, President Obama returned to America's messiest political mosh pit -- the health care debate.

Speaking before the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's annual dinner on Saturday night, Obama prescribed the same contentious policy pill he's embraced since taking office: health care reform and his intention to "get it done this year."

"We must bring about a better health care system in this country not in ten years, not in five years, not in one year, this year," he said.

Taking on the voices that say the administration is moving too fast on health care and needs to slow down, he cited examples of people who need urgent health care, and said such people can't be asked to wait.

"We have been waiting for health reform since the days of Teddy Roosevelt, we've been waiting since the days of Harry Truman. We've been waiting since Johnson and Nixon and Clinton. We cannot wait any longer."

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However in his speech, Obama exuded hope and confidence that he'd get legislation through soon. "There comes a time when the cup of endurance runs over. There comes a time to remember the fierce urgency of right now. Now's the time to enact health insurance reform in the United States in America," he told the dinner audience.

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[HopeOverFear]

1. yes!

[Cha]

2. Yeah, the time is now..

no guarantees for later..the momentum is with us.

Thanks President Obama for all you're out there doing for our country and for us.