Senate Approves Children’s Health Bill

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The Senate passed a bill on Thursday to provide health insurance to more than four million uninsured children, as a newly empowered Democratic majority brushed aside Republican objections.

The vote was 66 to 32, with nine Republicans joining Democrats to support the bill.

President George W. Bush twice vetoed similar legislation.

But President Obama is eager to sign the bill as a step toward providing insurance for all children and eventually all Americans.

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