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Senate Passes Health Care Overhaul

By Drew Armstrong and CQ-Roll Call
Posted December 24, 2009 at 1:00am

The legislation would expand health insurance coverage to more than 30 million uninsured Americans, according to the Congressional Budget Office’s assessment.
House and Senate aides have started their informal conference planning meetings, as have top Democrats in both chambers.

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