Obama Signs Overhaul, But GOP Fights On

With many senators and most of the 219 Democratic House members who voted for the bill just two days ago packed into the East Room along with some ordinary Americans whose struggles with the current system he had dramatized over the long debate, the president used more than 20 pens to sign the measu...

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Published inCongress Daily/P.M. (Online)
Main Authors Friedman, Dan, Condon, George E, Anna Edney, Humberto Sanchez, Erin McPike, House, Billy
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington National Journal Group, LLC 23.03.2010
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Health care policy
Obama, Barack
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Summary:With many senators and most of the 219 Democratic House members who voted for the bill just two days ago packed into the East Room along with some ordinary Americans whose struggles with the current system he had dramatized over the long debate, the president used more than 20 pens to sign the measure into law. According to aides, Republicans are set to slow the process today despite being thwarted by the Senate parliamentarian Monday on a key point of order aimed at derailing the package.
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