Obama hails health vote ‘victory’
December 21, 2009 – 7:40 pm
US President Barack Obama has hailed the Senate’s healthcare vote as a "big victory for the American people".
Senators voted in the early hours of Monday to end debate on a compromise bill, putting the legislation on course to face a final vote on Christmas Eve.
President Obama has set health reform as a key plank of his first term.
The legislation, which secures coverage for millions of uninsured Americans, could lead to the biggest changes in US healthcare in decades, if approved. </p
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