Congress completed its work Thursday night on the broadest social legislation in almost a half-century, as the House capped the yearlong legislative saga over health reform by signing off on a package of fixes to the newly minted law.In the end, the titanic battle over remaking the American health care system drew to a close on a pair of votes drained of suspense -- after the Senate approved the cleanup bill earlier Thursday. The House approved the same bill, 220 to 207.The votes deliver twin victories to President Barack Obama, the health care overhaul on which he staked the first year of his presidency and a lesser-noticed provision that would carry out a major restructuring of the student loan industry.
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