Obama: Now up to Senate to complete work on health care bill

Washington (CNN) - President Barack Obama on Sunday praised the "historic" House vote to pass a bill overhauling the nation's ailing health care system, and said now it is time for the Senate to "take the baton" and complete its work. The House passed its health care bill late Saturday night by a 220-215 vote, with 39 Democrats in opposition and one Republican supporting it. Senate approval is considered less certain due to opposition by all Republicans and some moderate Democrats. Obama called the support by many House members "courageous" in the face of what he called "the heated and often misleading rhetoric around this legislation." (link)