President Obama is confident the Senate will pass its comprehensive health care bill before Christmas, he said in an interview taped for Sunday's edition of "60 Minutes".Healthcare talk has been a topic for the last few decades. Former First Lady, Hillary Clinton tried unsuccessfully to pass a bill in President Clinton's first term.
"I think that when we look back after I signed this bill, people are going to acknowledge that not only was this the most important piece of domestic legislation since at least social security, but it also tackled the biggest problem that we had in terms of our long-term fiscal well-being," the president said.
"Seven Presidents have tried to reform a health care system that everyone acknowledges is broken," he continued. "Seven Presidents have failed up until this point. We are now that close to having a bill that does all the things that I said and most experts said needed to be done when we started this process."
The Democrats may have to give up the public option piece of the bill and the Republicans will sure have to compromise as well... but eventually, it seems the President may get his wish.
What are your thoughts on the "Healthcare Reform Topic? Do you think healthcare in America needs a makeover?
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