government insurance program that would have competed with private companies. >> we ended up having to wrestle this thing to the ground in a way that was less than ideal from my perspective. >> finally, march 21, 2010. >> on this vote, the yes, 219, no's, 212. the motion to concur in the senate amendment is adopted. >> for decades they have been trying to do it. it has now been done. >> without a single republican vote the bill passed. the white house celebrated. >> i asked the president how does this night compare to election night? and he said there was no comparison. election night was all about getting to tonight. this was why we worked so hard. >> days later when president obama arrived in the east room to sign the bill into law, vice president joe biden summed up the moment. and a big bet that paid off. of course the repubcans vowed to keep fighting. >> we are resolved to have this