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On the recordMarch 21, 2010
So this isn't radical reform but it is major reform. This legislation will not fix everything that ails our health care system, but it moves us decisively in the right direction. This is what change looks like.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama reflects on the health care bill after its passage in the House.

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