Earlier this afternoon, President Obama signed the health care bill into law. Over the past year, CRFB has offered continuous commentary and opinions on health care reform and the need to address the immense role that rising health care costs will play in the growth of our country's debt (see all past health reform press releases and policy papers here, and all past blogs here). The Senate is expected to take up the reconciliation bill sometime this week.

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Below is a video from CNN of the signing ceremony.