Obama: I Won't Sign A Bad Health Care Bill

"I want to keep the pressure on," Mr. Obama said. "Because we're making steady progress, people are working hard…[and] really digging in and getting to know how can we make sure that we're preserving peoples' choice of plan and option if they already have health insurance. How can we reduce costs. How can we make sure the pre-existing conditions don't bar people from getting health insurance. If we figure out all those things over the next several weeks, then I think the American people are going to be happy with the end product."

"Here's what I won't do," he continued. "I won't sign a bill that I think does not reduce costs, does not keep deficit neutral, and does not benefit middle class families in America. So I want to put the pressure on, but ultimately, the test is, is this a bill that is going to be better for the American people or not? And if it's not, then, we'll keep at it."

You can watch more of the interview with the president tonight on the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric. The full interview will be posted on CBSNews.com Tuesday evening.