President Bill Clinton on Health Care Reform Politics: 'I Don't Like It'
source: http://www.politicsdaily.com/2009/07/27/bill-clinton-on-health-care-reform-politics-i-dont-l...
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Former President Bill Clinton told a group of public health officials in Washington Monday that as a "member of the peanut gallery" viewing the posturing over health care reform, he sees "eerily familiar" political arguments getting in the way of progress on one of the most serious issues facing the nation.
Clinton told attendees at the "Weight of the Nation" conference, sponsored by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other agencies, that he hadn't come to give a speech on health care reform, "since that's above my pay grade now." But as he discussed public health and the costs of obesity to families and communities, health care reform was not far from his train of thought.
The former president's perspective, and obvious frustration, come from his own failed attempt to reform the nation's health care system in 1993, as well as his work in public health since leaving office. His foundation has focused on several health initiatives, including reducing AIDS and targeting childhood obesity in poor neighborhoods through the Alliance for a Healthier Generation.
Ultimately, Clinton said, "I just want this to work."
Clinton told attendees at the "Weight of the Nation" conference, sponsored by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other agencies, that he hadn't come to give a speech on health care reform, "since that's above my pay grade now." But as he discussed public health and the costs of obesity to families and communities, health care reform was not far from his train of thought.
The former president's perspective, and obvious frustration, come from his own failed attempt to reform the nation's health care system in 1993, as well as his work in public health since leaving office. His foundation has focused on several health initiatives, including reducing AIDS and targeting childhood obesity in poor neighborhoods through the Alliance for a Healthier Generation.
Ultimately, Clinton said, "I just want this to work."
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