Obama Calls Health Vote "Historic"

President Obama has made Health Care reform a central theme of his political agenda and with Saturday's narrow 220-215 vote, the controversial Health Bill was passed by the House of Representatives. After hearing of the outcome of the House votes, President Obama stated that "tonight, in an historic vote, the House of Representatives passed a bill that would finally make real the promise of quality, affordable healthcare for the American people". However, many critics of the Heath Bill believe that it could potentially lead to an "electoral backlash for Democrats" if signed into law.
In one article I read, Republican, Mike Pence, chairman of the House Republican Conference, argued that "the House Health Care reform vote proves Democrats have not listened to American concerns about over-spending, bailouts and government takeovers". He supported his statement by referencing the protesting that took place at the town hall meetings over the summer and the latest elections wherein Democrats lost two big governor's races. In reply to Pence's statement, Chris Van Hollen, head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, said "voters were upset that Republicans "did nothing" about issues like Health Care while they were in power and wanted Washington to step up to the plate". Two completely different viewpoints!
As we are all well aware, the Heath Care debate has long been very controversial and there will most definitely never be a middle ground. Now, the future of Health Care reform in the U.S. relies upon the direction in which the Senate votes, which will take place in the coming days. In another article I came across, Senate majority leader, Harry Reid, said after the House vote: "we realize the strong will for reform that exists, and we are energized that we stand closer than ever to reforming our broken health insurance system". Scary....
I feel that all in all, the media has done a good job of keeping Americans informed about the latest updates and regulations pertaining to the Health Care Bill. Also, with such a controversial topic, how can one expect NOT to have bias within the media?? Guess the next step in Health Care reform will be determined by the outcome of the Senate vote...