Obama tells C-SPAN in an interview airing Saturday that he’s “absolutely committed” to keeping the process moving forward — to find ways to cut costs, increase efficiency and make sure families can get health care coverage without bankrupting them. Obama says changing the health care system will cost a lot of money upfront — but in the long run end up saving lots of money.

President Barack Obama says it’s going to be very difficult to push a major health care overhaul through Congress. But the president says he really thinks “the stars may be aligned” and that a deal can get done if everyone involved works in a spirit of compromise, rather than rigid ideology.

Obama tells C-SPAN in an interview airing Saturday that he’s “absolutely committed” to keeping the process moving forward — to find ways to cut costs, increase efficiency and make sure families can get health care coverage without bankrupting them.