Obama signs law expanding children's health care
Published: 04 Feb 2009 18:44:59 PSTWASHINGTON, Feb 4 - U.S. President Barack Obama signed a law on Wednesday expanding a health insurance program for children and raising tobacco taxes to pay for it, a big legislative victory a day after his pick to lead a healthcare industry overhaul stepped aside.
Obama signed the law just hours after the House of Representatives voted 290-135 for the $32.8 billion expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program, or SCHIP, which was approved by the Senate last week.
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