The Presidents weekly address has become a platform for him to push Health Care Reform. On July 17, 2009 The President called on Congress to seize this opportunity – one that may not come again for decades – and finally pass health care reform: "It’s about every family unable to keep up with soaring out of pocket costs and premiums rising three times faster than wages. Every worker afraid of losing health insurance if they lose their job, or change jobs. Everyone who’s worried that they may not be able to get insurance or change insurance if someone in their family has a pre-existing condition.
The president hopes to get reform passed this year.

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The president used this weekly address to confront health care in America. President Obama outlines some actions being taken to begin a conciseness in reforming the current.

Lower cost, quality and choice is a major goal. Obama also says that health care reform can not add to the nations budget deficit.
The President makes clear that as Congress works through health care reform legislation, it must include fundamental changes that lower costs, ensure Americans have choices, and establish access to quality, affordable health care for all Americans. "But what we can’t welcome," the President says, "is reform that just invests more money in the status quot reform that throws good money after bad habits."