As President Barack Obama prepares to leave office, NewsOne takes a look at some of his most impressive wins.
VIA CNN: Washington (CNN) — President Obama signed sweeping health care reform legislation into law Tuesday, hailing the moment as the latest example of America facing up to major challenges for the benefit of all its people. The bill constitutes the biggest expansion of federal health care guarantees in more than four decades, and its […]
VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: House Democrats scored a historic victory in the century-long battle to reform the nation’s health-care system late Sunday night, winning final approval of legislation that expands coverage to 32 million people and attempts to contain spiraling costs. The House voted 219 to 212 to approve the measure, with every Republican voting […]
VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: Amid a sea of brightly colored T-shirts and wave after wave of protest signs, Regina Holliday’s homemade banner still stuck out as she marched Tuesday in support of health-care reform. Clad in a painter’s smock, Holliday, whose uninsured husband died of cancer in the summer of 2009, waved an image of […]
VIA MYFOXDC: WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday night, about 200 District residents joined D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton for a question and answer session on…
(Washington, DC) — Faith-based groups involved in the initiative called “40 Days for Health Reform” in support of President Obama?s health care plan are observing this weekend as “Health Care Sermon Weekend.” Baptist Press says the organizations involved in the initiative are attempting to frame health care as a moral issue. Some of the groups […]
(Dallas, TX) — President Obama is getting support for his health care agenda from liberal religious groups. They announced Monday that they’re teaming up to counter the intense conservative opposition to the proposal for health care reform. The “40 days for Health Reform” campaign includes having Obama take part in a call-in program with religious […]
