NY Times: “An epic political battle that could define the differences between the parties for years.”

WashPost: “The bill will affect virtually every man, woman and child in the United States in some way.”

WSJ: “Democrats bet they could overcome public misgivings on a bill that reshapes one-sixth of the U.S. economy.”

USA Today: “A historic restructuring of the nation’s health care system that has eluded [Obama's] predecessors for more than a century.”

LA Times: “After more than a year of procedural delays, partisan battling and a nail-biting search for votes, congressional Democrats seemed more focused on history than the remaining parliamentary obstacles.”