Obama hails passage of historic health care legislation
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U.S. President Barack Obama Sunday night hailed the passage of the comprehensive healthcare overhaul bills that cleared the House of Representatives earlier that night.
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U.S. President Barack Obama addresses a press conference after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the comprehensive health care reform legislation at the White House in Washington, capital of the United States, on March 21, 2010. The U.S. House of Representatives on Sunday night passed the comprehensive health care reform legislation, presenting President Barack Obama a major victory in his key domestic agenda. [Zhang Jun/Xinhua] |
![U.S. President Barack Obama addresses a press conference after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the comprehensive health care reform legislation at the White House in Washington, capital of the United States, on March 21, 2010. The U.S. House of Representatives on Sunday night passed the comprehensive health care reform legislation, presenting President Barack Obama a major victory in his key domestic agenda. [Zhang Jun/Xinhua]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100322/000cf1bdd03f0d116b3d59.jpg "U.S. President Barack Obama addresses a press conference after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the comprehensive health care reform legislation at the White House in Washington, capital of the United States, on March 21, 2010. The U.S. House of Representatives on Sunday night passed the comprehensive health care reform legislation, presenting President Barack Obama a major victory in his key domestic agenda. [Zhang Jun/Xinhua]")
Speaking in the White House East Room with Vice President Joseph Biden by his side, Obama said the House vote was a tough one, but was the "right vote."
"We can still tackle big things," he said.
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