Representative Bobby Schilling Calls for Bipartisan Health Care Reform, Offers to Meet with President Obama Over Pizza

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Representative Bobby Schilling, a Republican from Illinois, has publicly expressed his willingness to work with President Obama on health care reform, offering to meet with him over pizza. Schilling wrote a letter to the president on January 26th, suggesting a "pizza summit" to discuss potential improvements to the health care law. While the White House has not yet responded to his offer, Schilling remains optimistic that the president will take him up on it.

Key Takeaways:

  • Representative Bobby Schilling, R-IL, has written a letter to President Obama offering to meet with him over pizza to discuss potential improvements to the health care law.
  • Schilling's letter, dated January 26th, suggests a "pizza summit" to facilitate bipartisan discussion on health care reform.
  • Schilling expressed concerns that the current health care law may limit the availability of health savings accounts (HSAs), which he has used personally.
  • Schilling anticipates a response from the White House within the next two weeks, suggesting that the president may be willing to engage in bipartisan dialogue on the issue.
  • Schilling has experience working with health care issues, having owned a pizza business prior to his time in Congress and having dealt with health care on a firsthand basis for 14 years.

Statistics:

  • 14 years: Representative Schilling's experience working with health care issues before entering Congress
  • 10-14 days: Schilling's estimated timeframe for hearing back from the White House regarding his offer to meet with the president

Sources:

  • "On the Record" interview with Representative Bobby Schilling (R-IL) on February 1, 2011, hosted by Greta Van Susteren on FOX News Channel.