President Obama hailed today’s signing of health care reform as an historic moment in American history.
The legislative victory on health care reform was not the President’s alone, however, and he delivered his remarks to a room of key reform players. But only 20 of those walked away with the prime prize–a health care reform signing pen. Here, according to the WH Press Office, are the Dems who got the pens:
1. Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV)
2. Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL)
3. Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT)
4. Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA)
5. Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT)
6. Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)
7. Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD)
8. Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC)
9. Rep. George Miller (D-CA)
10. Rep.Henry Waxman (D-CA)
11. Rep. Sander Levin (D-MI)
12. Rep. John Dingell (D-MI)
13. Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY)
14. Vice President Joe Biden
15. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius
16. Vicki Kennedy
17. Nancy-Ann DeParle, White House Office of Reform Director
18. Phil Schiliro, Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs
19. Sister Carol Keehan, Catholic Health Association of the United States President and CEO
20. President Barack Obama
