majority leader stanley hoyer and jim scriber, for their commitment to getting this done. want to thank my outstanding vice-president, joe biden, and my wonderful secretary of health and human services, kathleen sebelius, for her excellent work on this issue. i want to thank the many staffers in progress and my own incredible staff in the white house who have worked tirelessly over the last year with americans from all walks of life to form a reform package that can finally serve the people that we were brought here to serve. to every on some american who took the time to sit down and write a letter or typed out an e-mail, hoping that your voice would be heard, it has been heard tonight. 2 the untold numbers to knock on doors and make phone calls, who mobilized and organized whose conviction to change this country comes not from the top down, but from the bottom up, this moment is possible because of you. most importantly, today's vote answers the person of every american who has hoped deeply for something to be done about a health care system that works for insurance comp