By Jennifer Loven
Associated Press
The Athens Banner-Herald
March 24, 2010
WASHINGTON - Claiming a historic triumph that could define his presidency, a jubilant President Obama signed a massive, nearly $1 trillion health care overhaul Tuesday that, for the first time, will cement insurance coverage as the right of every U.S. citizen and begin to reshape the way virtually all Americans receive and pay for treatment.
After more than a year of hyperpartisan struggle - and numerous near-death moments for the measure - Obama declared "a new season in America" as he sealed a victory denied to a line of presidents stretching back more than half a century. Democratic lawmakers cheered him on, giving the White House signing ceremony a rally-like atmosphere as they shouted and snapped photos with pocket cameras or cell phones.
Not everyone was cheering. The Democrats pushed the bill through Congress without GOP support, and the Republicans said Tuesday those Democratic lawmakers would pay dearly in this November's elections. Opinion polls show the public remains skeptical, too, and Obama will fly to Iowa on Thursday for the first of a number of appearances that will be more like a continuing sales job than a victory lap.
Aside from the huge, real-life changes in store for many Americans, the White House hopes the victory - even as a companion Senate "fix-it" bill moves through the Senate - will revitalize an Obama presidency that has been all but preoccupied with health care for his first year and three months in office.
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