Sunday
Nov082009
Obama Touts Health Care Victory, New Iraqi Election Law
Staff
President Barack Obama praised the House of Representatives Sunday for passing the Affordable Health Care for America Act the previous night.
The president added that he was "absolutely confident" the Senate will pass similar legislation.
Obama also discussed a new election law recently passed by the Iraqi parliament that establishes national elections next year, a step that the president says will pave the way for the eventual withdrawal of U.S. forces. (4:55)
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The president added that he was "absolutely confident" the Senate will pass similar legislation.
Obama also discussed a new election law recently passed by the Iraqi parliament that establishes national elections next year, a step that the president says will pave the way for the eventual withdrawal of U.S. forces. (4:55)
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