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US lawmakers vow rapid action on health reform
Friday, 05.15.2009, 08:24am (GMT5)

President Barack Obama's monumental task of rapidly reforming US healthcare received a boost, as key Congressional allies said legislation would be on the table by the end of July.

"We promised him that we will have this important legislation on the floor of the House before the August break," said Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, after a meeting with Obama at the White House.