Obama: Time for 'bickering' is over on health care
Obama: Time for 'bickering' is over on health care AP - President Barack Obama addresses a joint session of Congress on healthcare at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, … By DAVID ESPO, AP Special Correspondent David Espo, Ap Special Correspondent WASHINGTON - Shaking off a summer of setbacks, President Barack Obama summoned Congress to enact sweeping health care legislation Wednesday night, declaring the "time for bickering is over" and the moment has arrived to protect millions who have unreliable insurance or no coverage at all. Obama said the changes he wants would cost about $900 billion over decade, "less than we have spent on the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, and less than the tax cuts for the wealthiest few Americans" passed during the Bush administration . In a televised speech to a joint session of Congress, Obama spoke in favor of a provision for the federal government to sell insurance in competition with private industry. But in a remark certain t...