Recommend Don't let the negative headlines fool you, says press secretary Robert Gibbs - President Obama is "still optimistic" about health care, even as his August deadline slips.
"We've got about 80 percent done," Gibbs said.
He cited agreements from organizations of doctors, hospitals, retirees and drug makers. He noted that the Senate Finance Committee is working to resolve differences, and Speaker Nancy Pelosi is pushing for a House vote before the August recess. "We see progress as being made," Gibbs said.
It doesn't appear that Obama will be making any public comments on health care today, but he will be out and about over the next two days.
A "tele-town hall" with the AARP - the retiree organization - is on Obama's schedule for Tuesday. Gibbs said. The next day, he will travel to discuss health care during town halls at a North Carolina high school and in southeastern Virginia.
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