It’s about friggin’ time! President Obama will address a joint session of Congress on September 9. The topic of the address will be health care reform.
After plans for the session had been reported, Reid and Pelosi released a letter of invitation to the president: “Our nation is closer than ever to achieving health insurance reform that will lower costs, retain choice, improve quality and expand coverage. We are committed to reaching this goal. We would like to invite you to address a Joint Session of the Congress on Wednesday, September 9 on health insurance reform. Thank you for considering this invitation to speak to the Congress and the nation.”
Obama plans to give lawmakers a more specific prescription for health care legislation than he has in the past, aides said.
It’s about time that Democrats retake control of the debate. I think an address by Obama will go a long way towards dispelling the myths and outright lies told during the Summer of Spittle. One more thing it will allow Obama to do is to change the debate from only the Public Option and to outline how everyone will benefit from health care reform. In the past, we’ve seen that Obama has a knack for giving the right speech at the right time.