With the House preparing to vote on the controversial Health Care Bill over the weekend, President Barack Obama made attempts to rally support with a speech Friday encouraging Americans and legislators.
Obama gave his speech in front of a large crowd at George Mason University in Virginia.
In the beginning of the address he referred to his audience containing many who assisted with his election campaign as “real Patriots.”
“And now three years later, I stand before you, one year after the worst recession since the Great Depression, having to make a bunch of tough decisions, having had a tumultuous debate, having had a lot of folks who were skeptical that we could get anything done. And right now, we are at the point where we are going to do something historic this weekend. That’s what this health care vote is all about,” added the President.
Members of House of Representatives started gathering in Washington earlier in the week making preparations, speeches, and last minute decisions before the final vote.
Politicians and citizens across the nation are discussing the possible outcome and what it will mean to them as individuals and what it means for the American people. The President alluded to this situation in his talk as well.
“At the heart of this debate is the question of whether we’re going to accept a system that works better for the insurance companies than it does for the American people because if this vote fails, the insurance industry will continue to run amok,” said President Obama.
The President spoke with confidence and quoted a legendary Republican president who inspired him really driving the point home to the people of America.
“And it was a quote from Teddy Roosevelt, the person who first called for health care reform—that Republican—all those years ago. And it said, “Aggressively fighting for the right is the noblest sport the world affords,” stated the President.
