As the House leadership prepares to vote on an historic healthcare reform bill they received the endorsement of the 40-million-member AARP, the largest senior citizens organization in the US. 

"As the legislative process moves forward, we've let Congress and the Administration know that we will fight with the strength of our nearly 40 million members against any proposal that would hurt rather than help Medicare and older Americans’ access to affordable, quality health care," a statement from the AARP said.

This endorsement was followed by the endorsement of the American Medical Association, the country's largest organization of doctors, representing over 250,000 doctors nationwide.

After meeting with representative of doctors and the AARP,  President Obama said, "This is no small endorsement....We are closer to passing this reform than ever before."
 

-Victoria Harper