Washington Changes Health Care or Health Care Changes Washington?
Series: Promise Commentaries
From: PRX PromCom
Length: 00:03:59
Barack Obama promises change in Washington to bring health care coverage to all Americans, but veteran NPR reporter Snigdha Prakash asks "Is Washington ready to go along?"
She interviews a long time insurance industry lobbyist who helped defeat the Clinton health care plan; he says the same tactics will be used again to defeat an Obama plan if he's elected. But then we hear from a new group in Washington with deep pockets and a mandate from millions of Americans.
This story is part of the Promise Commentary series, an intimate look at the promises candidates are making this election year. All of them are free, compliments of CPB and the 100s of local stations who contributed to the PRX campaign audio archive. Check them out: http://www.prx.org/articles/1474
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Barack Obama promises change in Washington to bring health care coverage to all Americans, but veteran NPR reporter Snigdha Prakash asks "Is Washington ready to go along?" She interviews a long time insurance industry lobbyist who helped defeat the Clinton health care plan; he says the same tactics will be used again to defeat an Obama plan if he's elected. But then we hear from a new group in Washington with deep pockets and a mandate from millions of Americans. This story is part of the Promise Commentary series, an intimate look at the promises candidates are making this election year. All of them are free, compliments of CPB and the 100s of local stations who contributed to the PRX campaign audio archive. Check them out: http://www.prx.org/articles/1474
Transcript
(BRING UP SOUND OF CHEERING CROWD UNDERNEATH FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS AND OBAMA SAYING ?THANK YOU? BEFORE THE ACT)
ACT 1: THANK YOU, IOWA..YOU KNOW THEY SAID THIS DAY WOULD NEVER COME. (10 SECONDS)
Who can forget the electric excitement in Iowa that night as Obama pronounced? (0:05)
ACT 2: CHANGE IS COMING TO AMERICA....(2 SECONDS)
(CROSSFADE TRACK BELOW WITH SOUND OF CROWD CHEERING AND CHANTING ?USA, USA?)
I?m Snigdha Prakash.
As I watched the scene unfold on my television set in Washington, I wondered about that.
I?ve reported for many years on how corporate giants get their way in this town...
Did Obama really believe he could change that?
And, yet without such change, could he deliver on his biggest promises?like health care for everyone who wants it.
(BRING UP STREET AMBI)
As hordes of sweaty, sunburned tourists took in Washington?s historic si...
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