Obama urges Democrats to be patient on health care
Posted at: 10/16/2009 12:35 AM
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(AP) SAN FRANCISCO - President Barack Obama is asking his hard-core Democratic supporters for patience and trust as he tries to stave off criticism that his administration has been slow in fulfilling promises he made as a candidate.
Speaking at a pair of fundraisers for the Democratic Party and Organizing for America on Thursday, Obama urged his audiences to appreciate the complexity of the problems he said he inherited. He said he hoped the enthusiasm his candidacy engendered "was not just a fad" and that his former campaign volunteers would keep working.
The president also reminded liberal Democrats who may be disenchanted with aspects of the health care legislation in Congress that any bill that gets through will help millions of uninsured Americans.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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