WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Barack Obama Saturday made a rare visit to Congress and met with House Democratic leaders, as his last-minute push for a health care reform that was expected to be passed later the day.

The president arrived at the Capitol Hill in late morning and held a close-door meeting with Democratic leaders including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Majority leader Steny Hoyer.

He was scheduled to deliver a speech in Rose Garden at the White House in the afternoon, hours before the House of Representatives votes on the bill.

“He came here to say, ‘This is what we said we would do in the campaign. Let’s do it,’” said Majority Leader Steny Hoyer told a press conference after the meeting with the president.

Pelosi also expressed her confidence to reporters that the bill will be passed with a majority support by congressional Democrats.

The House’s unified version of health care reform bill, titled Affordable Health Care for America Act, is estimated to cost 894 billion U.S. dollars over next 10 years and would provide health coverage to 96 percent of Americans

As a flagship policy of the Obama administration, the passage of the health care reform bill will greatly boost his government and the Democratic Party as they are blamed for slow economic recovery and rising unemployment rate.

However, the legislation still faces hurdles in the Senate and has been delayed for several times.

Currently, Democrats hold 258 seats in the House and only need 218 votes to have the bill passed. It is still uncertain if any Republican congressman will join Democrats’ camp in supporting the bill.

“The American people need to understand this is about a government takeover of the whole health care system,” Rep. Paul Broun, a Georgia Republican, warned earlier the day.

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G20 agrees to maintain support for global recovery

St ANDREWS, UK, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) — G20 policymakers agreed to maintain support for the recovery until it is assured in order to restore the global economy and financial system to health, according to the communique released after the two-day G20 Finance Minister and Central Bank Governor Meeting ended here on Saturday afternoon.
Though a series of positive signs have shown that global economy is in the recovery process, the G20 policymakers said “while we will continue to provide support for the economy until the recovery is secured, we also commit to develop further our strategies for managing the withdrawal from our extraordinary macroeconomic and financial support measures” in the communique.

The G20 hoped the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Financial Stability Board (FSB) to develop principles for exit. “The IMF and FSB will continue to assist us in reviewing strategies and implementation, identifying areas where coordination is particularly important and providing assessments of their collective impact on the global economy and the financial system”, said the communique
They emphasized the importance of putting more flesh into the Framework for Strong, Sustainable and Balanced Growth (the Framework), which was signed at the Pittsburg Summit held in September, and adopting a detailed timetable and initiating a new consultative mutual assessment process to evaluate whether policies would collectively deliver the agreed objectives.

November 8, 2009 · Posted in news  
    

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Lung-Lung (Dragon-Dragon) liked his new house which was bigger and nicer than his old one, and he liked all his new neighbors, too. However, there was not one who was a little boy Lung-Lung’s size; he was a little upset about that. One day a big steam shovel came rumbling up the hill. It rumbled right into the empty site Across the street and started to dig a big hole. Now lung-lung was so busy watching that he did not even notice when someone came and stood beside him, but he did notice when someone said, ‘See that big shovel? It is digging the ground for my new house!’ Lung-Lung looked to see who was talking, and it was a little boy just his own size! ‘Good!’ said Lung-Lung. ‘Your new house will be opposite my new house’ and we can play together everyday.’

October 27, 2009 · Posted in news  
    

We lived with my mother and father -in-law.
I wanna buy a house for ourself although I get along with his parents.
Our accommodation is barely adequate. There are two bedrooms , two living rooms and one study room.
My mother – in – law just has one son, I know if we say we wanna have a place of own ,it must hurt them ,but I think it is right choice for every one.
Firstly ,distance makes everything fine.(I don’t know is this sentence right?)
Despite we are happy with each other now ,but we can’t assure same as ever in the future ,especially we must have different education mode which how to teach child.
Certainly every grandpa and grandma must dote on their grandchild. I don’t want my child too wayward.
Secondly we need space belong to us .I have always been imagine how to decorate my own house ,paint warm colours on the wall of living room and put wallpaper on the bedroom, make so lovely and so cute room to my daughter etc. I think it must be the warmest family.
Thirdly we have a plan that we can work hard to our purpose .I like be a aspiring person.
So we decide working hard and saving to buy a house .it should be near here which we can go back every day for get together for a while that parents won’t feel lonely.

September 21, 2009 · Posted in life