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House leaders: Health-care plan will reduce deficit by more than $130 billion

Washington Post

March 18, 2010

Congressional Democrats say the final version of their comprehensive health-care plan -- likely to be voted on Sunday -- would cut the federal deficit by $130 billion over the next decade and $1.2 trillion 10 years after that. The bill would expand insurance coverage through tax credits for middle class households and an expansion of the Medicaid program for low-income people. The package is also expected to enact another of Obama's top domestic priorities, a dramatic expansion of the federal student loan program.

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