With reform efforts effectively stalled in the Senate, Mr.Obama has invited Congressional leaders from both major political parties to a meeting Thursday to try to get the process moving again.

VOA: standard.2010.02.22

Earlier this week, President Obama won a major political victory with congressional passage of his health care reform plan.

VOA: special.2010.03.27

"Every time we come close to passing health insurance reform, the special interests fight back with everything they've got.

VOA: special.2009.08.14

The president said reform must be comprehensive, dealing not just with future immigrants but also those here now.

VOA: special.2010.07.03

Earlier in the week, the head of the World Bank said international support can speed progress -- "but only if coupled with real reform."

VOA: special.2011.05.27

America's support for democracy will therefore be based on ensuring financial stability,promoting reform and integrating competitive markets with each other and the global economy.

VOA: special.2011.05.27

He and congressional Democrats made history with the reform legislation.

VOA: special.2010.03.27

G-20 nations are also struggling with financial reform issues.

VOA: special.2010.06.25

"Every time we come close to passing health insurance reform, the special interests fight back with everything they have got.

VOA: standard.2009.08.12

He wants Washington to come up with a solution. "I think that we and many others really want meaningful reform.

VOA: standard.2010.02.25

They have been charged with being elected on the Change and Reform list, and this causes us grave concerns,".

VOA: standard.2009.04.09

Political analysts say they doubt an immigration reform bill will be passed this year with congressional elections in November.

VOA: standard.2010.04.12

House Financial Services Committee chairman Democrat Congressman Barney Frank has taken a lead role in working with the administration on regulatory reform.

VOA: standard.2009.03.26

Just moments before he opened the meeting with the governors, the White House released a new set of proposals for health-care reform.

VOA: standard.2010.02.22

Virginia Republican Eric Cantor asserted that the president failed to offer sufficient specifics or offer reform proposals that Americans are comfortable with.

VOA: standard.2009.09.10

Opponents of health care reform held a series of protests and rallies to coincide with the president's visit.

VOA: standard.2010.03.25

Pollster Lee Miringoff with Marist University in New York says the country is sharply divided over the Obama health care reform plan.

VOA: standard.2009.08.17

Diplomatic efforts to pressure Burma's military towards reform and to release political prisoners have accelerated with the trial.

VOA: standard.2009.05.31

Clinton said while the U.S. would talk with Burma's military rulers, sanctions would remain in place until Burma shows concrete progress towards reform.

VOA: standard.2009.09.24

From Raleigh,Mr.Obama traveled to the town of Bristol,Virginia for another town-hall meeting on health care reform this time with employees at a local supermarket.

VOA: standard.2009.07.29

The Obama administration shelved the isolation strategy of its predecessor and is trying dialogue with the Burmese military government to push it toward reform.

VOA: standard.2009.11.12

We want health care reform but we aren't going to get into shouting matches with people,"

VOA: standard.2009.08.17

After meeting in London with his British counterpart, George Osborne, Geithner said the United States wants a careful and consistent approach to financial reform.

VOA: standard.2010.05.26