Obama signs healthcare bill
Published:Tuesday | March 23, 2010 | 6:10 PM
US President Barack Obama today signed his landmark healthcare bill into law during a ceremony at the White House.
Mr. Obama was joined at the White House signing ceremony by healthcare reform supporters including Democrats from both Houses of Congress who supported the measure.
The new law will eventually extend health insurance cover to an additional 32 million Americans.
The bill is strongly opposed by the Republicans, who say it is too costly.
Immediately after the signing, attorneys general from 13 states, 12 Republicans and one Democrat began legal proceedings against the federal government seeking to stop the reforms on the grounds that they are unconstitutional.
Mr. Obama now has to sell the reforms to a divided American public before November\'s mid-term elections.