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Barack Obama holds Tuesday 23 June, his fourth press conference at the White House since he took office. It will focus on two major themes: health insurance reform and the reduction of greenhouse gases. The conference, held in the gardens of the White House, will begin with an introductory statement at 12:30PM and will be followed by an hour of questions and answer session with journalists.
“The president will speak about the progress we have made and we do on energy independence, the laws that are being discussed in Congress, and I think that he will also comment on what we see in Iran,” says his spokesman, Robert Gibbs. The U.S. president has been criticized by the Republican camp for his ton, considered to be too moderate toward the Iranian power.
The two major projects of Barack Obama - the health insurance coverage for 46 million Americans who lack medical insurance and capping carbon dioxide emissions by major industrial sectors - will go before Congress. Their adoption is far from assured. Elected officials worry about a reform of the health insurance system, the cost of which is estimated at 1,000 billion dollars over the next ten years. If the House of Representatives appears more willing to respect a law on climate, the situation is less clear in the Senate. The draft has, however, broad support among the public.
Five months after coming to power, January 20, Mr. Obama remains personally popular in the polls, but his actions are not. Only about half of Americans believe that his plan of 787 billion dollars will stimulate the economy, according to a survey published by the Washington Post and ABC News.
Passing health insurance reform is going to be very, very hard.
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The honeymoon’s definitely over, now he has to prove himself. Personally I think securing the nation’s power supply is a major priority.
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