Obama touts benefits of new health reform law in Iowa

President Obama visited Iowa Thursday, where he first announced his plan for health care reform in May of 2007, to tout provisions of the new health care reform law that he says will benefit small businesses and middle class families.

He challenged Republicans to run on the promise to repeal the new law:

This is the reform that some folks in Washington are still hollering about, still shouting about.  Now that they passed it — now that we passed it, they’re already promising to repeal it.

They’re actually going to run on a platform of repeal in November.

You’ve been hearing that.  And my attitude is:  Go for it.

If these congressmen in Washington want to come here in Iowa and tell small business owners that they plan to take away their tax credits and essentially raise their taxes, be my guest.

If they want to look Lauren Gallagher in the eye and tell her they plan to take away her father’s health insurance, that’s their right.

If they want to make Darlyne Neff pay more money for her check-ups, her mammograms, they can run on that platform.

If this young man out here thinks this is a bad bill, he can run to repeal it.

If they want to have that fight, we can have it.  Because I don’t believe that the American people are going to put the insurance industry back in the driver’s seat.

We’ve already been there.  We’re not going back.  This country is moving forward.

Tags: Health-care Reform, Obama

Category: Healthcare Reform