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WeeklyAddress

Saturday, 

January9th,2010 

Ayearago,whenItookofficeinthemidstoftheworstrecessionsincetheGreatDepression,Ipromisedyoutwothings. 

Thefirstwasthattherewouldbebetterdaysahead. 

Andthesecondwasthattheroadtorecoverywouldbelong,andsometimesbumpy.

Thatwasbroughthomeagainyesterday. 

WelearnedthatinNovember,oureconomysawitsfirstmonthofjobgainsinnearlytwoyears–butlastmonth,welostmorethanwegained. 

Now,weknowthatnosinglemonthmakesatrend,andjoblossesforthefinalquarterof2009wereone-tenthwhattheywereinthefirstquarter. 

Butuntilweseeatrendofgood,sustainablejobcreation,wewillberelentlessinoureffortstoputAmericabacktowork.

Thattaskgoesevendeeperthanreplacingthesevenmillionjobsthathavebeenlostoverthepasttwoyears. 

Weneedtorebuildoureconomyinsuchawaythatourfamiliescanfeelameasureofsecurityagain. 

ToomanyofthefolksI’vetalkedwiththisyear,andwhosestoriesIreadinlettersatnight,tellmethatthey’veknowntheirownprivaterecessionssincelongbeforeeconomistsdeclaredone–andthey’llstillfeeltherecessionlongaftereconomistshavedeclareditover.

That’sbecause,fordecades,Washingtonavoideddoingwhatwasrightinfavorofdoingwhatwaseasy. 

Andtheresultwasaneconomywheresomemadeoutwell,butthemiddleclasstoooftentookabeating.

Overthepastdecade,theincomeoftheaveragehouseholdactuallydeclined,andwelostasmanyjobsaswecreated. 

Hardworkingfolkswhodideverythingrightsuddenlyfoundthemselvesforcedtodownscaletheirdreamsbecauseofeconomicfactorsbeyondtheircontrol. 

We’retalkingaboutsimpledreams. 

Americandreams. 

Agoodjobwithagoodwage. 

Asecureanddignifiedretirement. 

Stablehealthcaresoyoudon’tgobrokejustbecauseyougetsick. 

Thechancetogiveourkidsabettershotthanwegot.

That’swhy,aswebegintoemergefromthiscrisis,wewillnotreturntothecomplacencythathelpedcauseit. 

EvenaswefocusonputtingAmericabacktoworktoday,we’rebuildinganewfoundationforoureconomytocreatethegood,lastingjobsandsharedprosperityoftomorrow.

We’remakinghistoricinvestmentsinscienceandinacleanenergyeconomythatwillgenerateandkeepthejobsandindustriesofthefuturerighthereinAmerica.

We’rereformingoureducationsystem,sothatourkidsarefullypreparedtocompetewithworkersanywhereintheworldandwintheraceforthe21stcentury.

We’refixingourbrokenhealthinsurancesystemthat’scrushingfamilies,eatingawayatworkers’take-homepay,andnailingsmallbusinesseswithdouble-digitpremiumincreases.

Andthat’swhatI’dliketofocusonforaminute. 

Afteralongandthoroughdebate,weareonthevergeofpassinghealthinsurancereformthatwillfinallyofferAmericansthesecurityofknowingthey’llhavequality,affordablehealthcarewhethertheylosetheirjob,changejobs,move,orgetsick. 

Theworstpracticesoftheinsuranceindustrywillbebannedforever. 

Andcostswillfinallycomedownforfamilies,businesses,andourgovernment.

Now,it’lltakeafewyearstofullyimplementthesereformsinaresponsibleway. 

ButwhateveryAmericanshouldknowisthatonceIsignhealthinsurancereformintolaw,therearedozensofprotectionsandbenefitsthatwilltakeeffectthisyear.

UninsuredAmericanswithapre-existingillnessorconditionwillfinallybeabletopurchasecoveragetheycanafford.

Childrenwithpre-existingconditionswillnolongerberefusedcoverage,andyoungadultswillbeabletostayontheirparents’policyuntilthey’re26or27yearsold.

Smallbusinessownerswhocan’taffordtocovertheiremployeeswillbeimmediatelyofferedtaxcreditstopurchasecoverage.

Earlyretireeswhoreceivecoveragefromtheiremployerswillseetheircoverageprotectedandtheirpremiumsgodown.

Seniorswhofallintothecoveragegapknownasthedonutholewillreceivediscountsofupto50percentontheirprescriptionsaswebegintoclosethatgapaltogether.

Andeverypatient’schoiceofdoctorwillbeprotected,alongwithaccesstoemergencycare.

Here’swhatelsewillhappenwithinthefirstyear. 

Insuranceplanswillberequiredtoofferfreepreventivecaretotheircustomers–sothatwecanstartcatchingpreventableillnessesanddiseasesonthefrontend. 

They’llnolongerbeallowedtoimposerestrictiveannuallimitsontheamountofcoverageyoureceiveorlifetimelimitsontheamountofbenefitsyoureceive. 

They’llbeprohibitedfromdroppingyourcoveragewhenyougetsickandneeditmost. 

Andtherewillbeanew,independentappealsprocessforanyonewhofeelstheywereunfairlydeniedaclaimbytheirinsurancecompany.

Inshort,onceIsignh