JULIE PACE
Associated Press Writer
GLENSIDE, Pennsylvania – President Barack Obama accused insurance companies of placing profits over people and said Republicans ignored long-festering problems as he sought to build public support for his stalled health care legislation.
Obama’s pitch on Monday in this Philadelphia suburb – along with a planned stop in St. Louis on Wednesday – comes as the president begins an all-out effort to get Congress to pass his health care proposals.
The next two weeks will prove decisive, with the White House pushing for a vote in the House of Representatives by March 18, when Obama leaves for an Asia trip.