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Obama to GOP: Bring it on
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Chicago SunTimes on 03/26/2010 08:19:00

No fear of election battle over health care: 'I welcome that fight'

Capping an epic struggle, congressional Democrats applied the final touches
Thursday to historic legislation enshrining health care as the right of every
citizen. Republicans vowed to campaign for repeal in the fall election season,
drawing a quick retort from President Obama: "I welcome that fight."
The president spoke in Iowa as the Senate voted 56-43 for legislation making
changes, including better benefits for seniors and lower- and middle-class
families, to the bill he signed with a flourish at the White House on Tuesday.
The House added its approval a few hours later, 220-207.
Passage of the two bills was the culmination of what Obama called "a year of
debate and a century of trying" to ensure coverage for nearly all in a nation
where millions lack it. Taken together, the two bills also aim to crack down on
insurance industry abuses, and to reduce federal deficits by an estimated $143
billion over a decade. Most Americans would be required to buy insurance for the
first time, and face penalties if they refused.
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