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NE Ohio Reacts To Health Care Reform Passage

People shouldn't have to make a decision to go into debt or sell their home just because they're sick and they need medical help and I hope this is going to help."

Maria Gonzalez, 41, of Orlando, Fla., said she knows exactly what Ellis meant.

"I've got four kids -- three in college -- and I don't have health coverage for me or them," said Gonzalez, who said she works in Florida, but was in Cleveland to pick up a cousin being discharged Sunday from St. Vincent.

"Right now I just try to save what I can and pay as I can, but it's not possible for us to go to the doctor very often. We don't want it to be free or anything, just a little easier."

The U.S. House of Representatives approved the Obama administration's reform of American health care late Sunday evening, punctuating a debate that eclipsed not only Obama's first 15 months, but also several generations of presidents.
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