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President Obama told a town hall audience in Montana on Friday that health care reform is essential to fix a system in which people are denied coverage because of preexisting conditions or dropped from insurance policies because they have become sick.

"This is not about politics," he told an audience of approximately 1,300 people at a hanger in the town of Belgrade New York city finance internships. "This is about helping the American people."

Ticking off examples of people who saw their coverage canceled as they faced life-threatening issues, Mr New York corporation search. Obama asked his audience to "remember one thing: There, but for the grace of God, go I."

He targeted insurance companies for such practices throughout and said special interests "use their influence, they run their ads and their political allies try to scare the heck out of everybody."

Mr New York city male brow lift doctor. Obama’s remarks repeatedly drew applause from a largely supportive audience Friday afternoon, and most of the questions came from Americans who appeared to back his efforts.

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"We keep getting the bull," he added New York trusts. "That’s all we get is bull."

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The president said two-thirds of the money to pay for reform could come from things like eliminating subsidies to insurance companies, and the other third – about $30 billion – from taxing those making over $250,000 per year.
Mr new yorker scooter. Obama vowed not to pay for reform "on the backs of the middle class."

CBS News’ Robert Hendin caught up with the questioner after the event New York expo center. The man said he was somewhat satisfied with the president answer, though he needs to hear more.

"We’re Montanans, we’re no bull people," he said New York siamese cat breeders. "Just tell me where you’re going to get the money."

Later, an insurance salesman charged that the president was trying to "vilify" insurance companies New York vacation spot.

The president said he did not want to do so, adding that some insurance companies had been constructive New York state sanitary code. But others, he said, were spending money to stop his efforts.

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Mr New York city classical radio stations. Obama stepped onstage Friday afternoon just as a hailstorm stopped pounding the metallic roof of the hangar where the town hall was held Manhattan das office. After his opening statement, the president, who did not wear a tie, took off his jacket and rolled up his sleeves to take questions.

He lauded the town hall meetings that have been going on around the country, many of which have attracted Americans angry about health care reform efforts.

"Everywhere across the country you’re seeing people who are coming together and having a civil, honest, often difficult conversation about how we can improve the system," he said New York radio online. "That’s how democracy’s supposed to work."

"T.V modeling agencies New York NY. loves a ruckus," he added in reference to images and news reports featuring angry protesters New York road conditions. "What you haven’t seen on T.V New York news murder. and what makes me proud are the many constructive meetings going on all over the country."

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