
Triumphant Barack Obama has won his bitter battle to push through historic healthcare reforms hailing the vote as "a victory for the American people".The relieved president spoke out after politicians voted 219-212 to approve the legislation, some of the most important in America for decades.
"Today's vote answers the prayers of every American who has hoped deeply for something to be done about a healthcare system that works for insurance companies but not for ordinary people," Mr Obama said.
He called the vote "another stone firmly laid in the foundation of the American dream"."If you have health insurance this reform just gave you more control by reining the worst excesses and abuses of the insurance industry with some of the toughest consumer protections this country has ever known," he said.
Democrats used their majority to muscle the measure through, losing 34 conservative party members who joined the united Republican opposition.
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