WASHINGTON - March 4 - "With tens of millions of Americans facing double-digit hikes in their health care premiums, the U.S. Public Interest Research Group applauds President Obama's decision to move forward with a health care package that embraces new cost containment ideas from Republicans and Democrats.

"This sensible compromise takes the steps American families and small businesses desperately need: it ends the worst abuses by insurance companies, lets ordinary Americans choose to purchase the kind of coverage now enjoyed by members of Congress, and reins in skyrocketing costs.

"After a year of constant partisan debate, it's high time each and every member of Congress stop just talking about rising health costs and actually do something to address it."