Abbie Fentress Swanson, Culture Editor & Interactive Content Producer
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All Eyes on Televised Health Care Summit
Thursday, February 25, 2010
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U.S. President Barack Obama delivers his first State of the Union speech to a joint session of the U.S. Congress on Capitol Hill January 27, 2010, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images/Getty)
President Barack Obama will talk to Republicans at a bipartisan health care session today. The president, along with his Democratic allies, will try to make a case for a $1 trillion health care reform package.
The Associated Press reports that Democrats would like to extend coverage to more than 30 million people who are now uninsured. That would cost $1 trillion over ten years. Republicans are holding steadfast in their opposition so Democrats are already looking beyond today's meeting to pass legislation.
"I think it's nearly impossible to imagine a scenario under which we could reach an agreement," Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky told The AP. "Because we don't think we ought to pass a 2,700-page bill that seeks to restructure one-sixth of our economy."
WNYC will be streaming the summit live. Click here to stream at WNYC.org from 10 AM to 4 PM with a break for lunch.
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