Obama urges lawmakers to finish healthcare reform
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With a critical Senate committee vote on healthcare reform looming, President Barack Obama on Saturday urged lawmakers to unite behind the effort but Republicans warned the plan would slap a hefty tax on many Americans.
Obama, who has made reform of the $2.5 trillion US healthcare system his top domestic priority, said in his weekly radio and Internet address the push for change was gathering momentum with the completion of the Senate Finance Committee's legislation. (Reuters)
