Pelosi, House Leaders, Unveil Affordable Health Care for America Act

WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 29: Rep. John Dingell (D-MI) wields the gavel used when he chaired the committee that passed Medicare legislation in 1965 during an event at the U.S. Capitol unveiling the House of Representatives' 'Affordable Health Care for America Act' October 29, 2009, in Washington, DC. The proposed bill would cost $896 billion over 10 years and extend health care to 96 percent of Americans, according to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's office. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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