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Bipartisan Meeting on Health Reform At The Blair House - Watch Live

By Karina

Today, House and Senate leaders of both parties will be meeting with the President at the Blair House to discuss moving forward with comprehensive health reform. Without reform, the cost of health care for the average family of four is projected to rise $1,800 every year for years to come?and insurance companies will make more health care decisions. America?s middle class deserves better and we?re closer than ever to making reform a reality. As we go forward, our reform efforts must pass the Triple-A test, reaching our three key goals: affordability for the middle class, accessibility for all Americans, and accountability for the insurance industry.

Watch the meeting live starting at 10am EST:

House Democrats in attendance:

Speaker Nancy Pelosi
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer
House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel
House Education and Labor Committee Chairman George Miller
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Emeritus John D. Dingell
Vice Chair of House Democratic Caucus Xavier Becerra
House Rules Committee Chairwoman Louise Slaughter
Congressman Rob Andrews
Congressman Jim Cooper

Speaker Pelosi and other leaders will be taking questions on YouTube after the meeting today–if you would like to submit a question, visit CitizenTube»

Learn more about health reform action taken by the House»

Full post as published by The Gavel on February 25, 2010 (boomark / email).