Following the Obama Administration from Europe.

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BBC reports:

“I believe the United States Congress owes the American people a final vote on healthcare reform,” Mr Obama said in a speech at the White House.

He said the proposed reforms had incorporated the best ideas from the Democrats and the Republicans.

“I ask Congress to finish its work, and I look forward to signing this reform into law,” Mr Obama said.

“At stake right now is not just our ability to solve this problem, but our ability to solve any problem,” he added.

President Obama signs an executive order to strengthen the capacity of and increase access to Federal funding for the Nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

President Obama calls for the House and Senate to vote on health care reform and says he will do everything in his power to make the case for reform.