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Obama "absolutely confident" on Senate health bill

Posted 2009/11/08 at 6:26 am EST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8, 2009 (Reuters) — President Barack Obama said on Saturday he was "absolutely confident" the Senate would follow the lead of the House of Representatives in passing legislation to overhaul the healthcare system.

President Barack Obama makes a statement on healthcare reform in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington November 7, 2009. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

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"Thanks to the hard work of the House, we are just two steps away from achieving health insurance reform in America," Obama said in a written statement. "Now the United States Senate must follow suit and pass its version of the legislation. I am absolutely confident it will."

(Editing by Todd Eastham)

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