President Barack Obama said Americans “deserve a final vote on health reform” and called on leaders of the U.S. House and Senate to schedule a vote on his latest proposal “in the next few weeks.”

This week will mark the one-year anniversary of the Obama Administration’s start to reform America’s health care system, and while Democrats are urging a resolution, Republican continue to see a long road ahead.

Both of Maryland’s senators have gotten behind a last-ditch effort to revive a public, government-run health insurance option by using a controversial legislative procedure known as reconciliation.

Similar to an effort in the U.S. House last month, a Colorado senator is seeking the signatures of his colleagues to urge inclusion of a public health insurance option in comprehensive federal health reform.

A pair of congressmen are gathering support for the Senate to reconsider its stance on public health insurance program, citing its popularity – both in the U.S. Senate and among American people – as well as its key to health care savings.