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Representatives approve the $787 billion package.

Final vote: 246-183.

No Republicans back the 1,071-page bill; all but seven Democrats vote yes.

Speaker Pelosi calls the measure "swift, bold action."

Of Obama, says "This is one remarkable president. He did something faster than any other president ever has in our history."

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Republican leader Boehner: "Americans families and small businesses deserve better from their Congress."

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