THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release October 3, 2009
WEEKLY ADDRESS: President Obama Explains
How Health Insurance Reform Will Strengthen America’s Small Businesses
WASHINGTON – "In this week’s address, President Barack Obama spoke of how the rising costs of health care are stifling America’s small businesses, and how reform will strengthen these businesses and the economy. Small businesses create roughly half of all new jobs, but they also pay up to 18 percent more for the very same insurance plans as larger businesses. Too many have been forced to cut benefits, drop coverage, shed jobs, or shut their doors entirely. Health insurance reform is integral to laying a new foundation for our economy so that small businesses can grow and create new jobs."
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3RD, 2009 AT 12:00 AM
Weekly Address: Health Reform Urgent for the Economy
Posted by Jesse Lee
"The President discusses ongoing efforts to spur job creation. He also explains why health insurance reform is needed not just for long-term economic stability, but in the immediate future, discussing statistics on how costs will continue to skyrocket and hurt small businesses even next year."
Weekly Address: Health Reform Urgent for the Economy
Posted by Jesse Lee
"The President discusses ongoing efforts to spur job creation. He also explains why health insurance reform is needed not just for long-term economic stability, but in the immediate future, discussing statistics on how costs will continue to skyrocket and hurt small businesses even next year."
President Obama shown waiting to give his 10/03/09 Weekly Radio Address
White House Photo, Samantha Appleton
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