In addition, the administration wants to bring down the soaring cost of health care for consumers, businesses and the government.

VOA: standard.2009.08.12

"And so he is having trouble selling this health care policy, which is unpopular, but it is also dragging him down,".

VOA: standard.2009.09.02

The Postal Service also wants to shut down some post offices and cut back on funding health care for retired mail carriers.

VOA: standard.2010.04.13

That,he says, will bring down the cost of care. "There are other countries that are providing similar outcomes without spending as much money.

VOA: standard.2010.02.25

He has had a bad summer. His numbers are down, health care is in peril and he has not been able to work his will on his own party, much less the opposition Republicans."

VOA: standard.2009.09.02

A major point of difference between the two main parties is whether the government should offer a health insurance program to compete with private insurance companies in an effort to drive down health care costs.

VOA: standard.2009.09.04

Political analysts say Mr.Obama has little choice but to try and restart the debate over health care since his poll ratings have gone down in recent months, both personally and in terms of his handling of the health care issue.

VOA: standard.2009.09.04