Obama's healthcare reformUS President Barack Obama is taking his campaign for health-care reform on the road, with events in the southern states of Virginia and North Carolina.Mr. Obama has pushed back his timetable for Congressional action, saying he expects to get the necessary legislation in September.His fourth nationally-televised evening news conference on July 29 was dominated by the debate over reforming the country’s health care system.The president is trying to overcome objections to his plan from lawmakers in both parties.President Obama’s initiative to fix the way Americans pay for health care is losing popular support and lawmakers from both parties have expressed concern about its cost.So Mr. Obama held a news conference, to make his case that overhauling the country’s health insurance system is an issue that should transcend politics.“This is about every family, every business and every taxpayer who continues to shoulder the burden of a problem that Washington has failed to solve for decades.This debate is not a game for these Americans, and they cannot afford to wait any longer for reform,” he said.
