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September 8th, 2009
06:00 AM ET
What’s on Tap – Tuesday September 8, 2009
Here are the big stories on the agenda today:
- Congress returns to face the health care struggle. Lawmakers are inside the beltway again this morning. And after a month off, the fiery town halls and with many in Congress still split over a health care overhaul, can they find a bipartisan solution? We’re speaking to one of the so-called “gang of six” about a new option on the table right now.
- Before the president takes his make or break push on health care to a joint session of Congress. He'll face a bigger and younger crowd. President Obama makes a nationwide address to school students at noon eastern time. It's a speech that critics killed before they ever saw it. Now we have it. What he will say. And why some schools won't be listening.
- A CNN exclusive: one-on-one with former First Lady, Laura Bush. A Former teacher herself, what she thinks of the president speaking to students. She's also speaking out against the deep political divide in D.C. Find out what she thinks of the man in the Oval Office now, and the current first lady. Her answers may surprise you.
- Her pictures have defined an era, gracing the covers of Vanity Fair and Vogue. Now, photographer Annie Leibovitz could lose her entire life's work. The deadline for a $24-million loan is today. How did this happen to an artist who's made millions? Our Christine Romans has some answers.
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Following President Obama's speech to students this morning, all the parental fears driven by the right-wing radical lunatic fringe talk radio and media, all the criticism, and all the nonsensical comments referring to "socialism", "communism", "fascism" and the president's "secret agenda" are revealed for what they truly are - a total waste of energy, time, and mental capacity that could have been better used to come up for solutions to the problems we face here in America.
Why are these parents acting as though they are little children ? Being a grandparent Iwoud love too have my grandchildren too get a message from the President about saying in school; and doing your best.Look back at the history of our country and you will see that the children that stay in school becoum our future leaders.
Question ~~ If I do not choose the health care package offered by my employer ~~ will I be able to get the government insurance in the future?
I'm very confused by this whole contrversy. TY. 🙂
Healthcare reform without a public option, would be severely limiting what is needed. The very people so animated agaist the idea, will quite soon find themselves in an increasingly costly position. Their children and grandchildren would be even less fortunate, if the resistance were to be successful.
The argument is that health-care needs to be reformed. Hospitals are required to take you whether you have insurance or not. Looks like that works. What doesn’t work is the insurance companies denying coverage due to “preexisting conditions” or scum lawyers “ambulance chasers”. They are the problem not health-care. Reform interstate commerce( collusion) between these two groups. Then fully fund education.
Health-care is not what needs reform. Even if you don't have insurance but go to the Hospital, they are legally obligated to treat you. What needs reform is the interstate commerce of Insurance Companies and Lawyers, since most times they are not co-located, which Constitutionally they can regulate. Most people see a doctor in the state they live in( intrastate commerce), which The Feds do NOT have the authority to regulate.