American seniors shouldn't have to be sitting on piles of gold to enjoy their "golden years," and thanks to Medicare - signed into law 49 years ago last month - they don't have to. Medicare makes it possible for 49 million American seniors to see their doctors and access life-saving medication and care - that's the power of progressive legislation!
The core of health insurance reform is mandatory coverage. The President and Congress already meet this requirement.
Congress could begin to reform the bureaucracy by allowing more members to vote and have an influence on how the government is run
No, it did not get passed by congress. In 1993, President Bill Clinton, assisted by his wife, First Lady Hillary Clinton, tried to promote a health care reform plan. But it proved very unpopular and the two were ultimately forced to abandon any efforts to get health care reform passed.
Cap and Trade and Health Care Reform are two separate things proposed in Congress. Cap and Trade passed over a month ago, which is basically a tax on CO2 emissions created by American companies. Health Care Reform is the process many in Congress have proposed to change or create major new health care policies under the oversight of the federal government. It is currently still being debated and discussed within Congress.
Bill Clinton had conflicts with congress because he was a Democratic President and the Republicans controlled Congress. He could get his health care reform bill passed.
March 2010... and hopefully repealed by March 2011
Individuals cannot vote directly on US health care reform (actually health insurance reform). This is something Congress works on and only your Representatives and Senators have a direct vote. If you like or don't like what was done, you can let them know what you think. If you don't like what comes out of the process, you will have to opportunity to vote for someone else to represent you in the Congress.
Campaign reform has a great deal of impact on congress. Congressmen/women who are elected tend to outspend their competitors. If any campaign reform occurs new members of congress would surely rise.
health care reform
Obama is the president that proposed the health care reform and implemented it.
Health Care Reform is a social tax, will it work?
The executive branch does influence the United States Congress.