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Barack Obama: Addresses union members on Labor Day
President Barack Obama, who is under tremendous pressure over his controversial healthcare reform plan, has worked on Labor Day.
On Monday afternoon, Obama addressed union members at the annual AFL-CIO Labor Day picnic in Ohio and took the opportunity to emphasise why reform would benefit all Americans.
The president also said that the U.S. economy is "moving in the right direction" on the path to recovery.
In his speech, Obama said, "We're building an America where health insurance reform delivers more stability and security to every American. We've never been this close. We've never had such broad agreement on what needs to done".
Barack Obama is preparing to deliver a major speech to the joint houses of Congress on September 9 as part of his effort to regain the control on health care reform, one of his top legislative priorities.
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