September 21, 2007
Posted: September 21st, 2007 11:55 AM ET
WASHINGTON (CNN) - Illinois Sen. Barack Obama talks about his mother’s own losing battle with cancer and takes a veiled shot at New York Sen. Hillary Clinton, in a new ad released Friday by his presidential campaign. Obama said that if lobbyists continue to have so much influence over Washington, the health care system will never change. Unlike Clinton, Obama does not accept campaign contributions from lobbyists. “For 20 years, Washington’s talked about health care reform and reformed nothing,” Obama said. “I’ve got a plan to cut costs and cover everyone. But unless we stop the bickering and the lobbyists, we’ll be in the same place 20 years from now.” Obama personalized his views on reforming the health care system by talking about his mother, who died in 1995. "My mother died of cancer at 53," Obama. "In those last painful months she was more worried about paying her medical bills than getting well. I hear stories like hers every day." The ad started running in Iowa on Friday. –CNN Associate Producer Lauren Kornreich Filed under: Barack Obama Iowa Political ads
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