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Obama's Health Care Solution

Saturday, June 13th, 2009

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The president says he can help pay for his plan by sharply reducing the government's medical spending, cutting $313 billion over 10 years.

Would mainly trim payments to prescription drugmakers, hospitals and other care providers.

Click above to watch. Transcript here.

*all times Eastern

- 9:35 am
- President Obama and Vice President Biden receive the presidential daily briefing in the Oval Office
- 10:50 am
- President Obama and Vice President Biden meet with bipartisan members of Congress in the Cabinet Room
- 11:50 am
- President Obama makes a statement to the press
- 12:20 pm
- President Obama makes a Recovery Act announcement on community health centers in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building
- 1:00 pm
- Robert Gibbs delivers his daily press briefing at the White House
- 2:00 pm
- President Obama meets with business and environmental leaders in the Roosevelt Room
- 7:15 pm
- President Obama and Michelle Obama depart The White House en route Andrews Air Force Base
- 7:35 pm
- President Obama and Michelle Obama depart Andrews Air Force Base en route Oslo, Norway