FACTBOX-Reaction to U.S. House healthcare vote

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Nov 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives approved a healthcare reform bill on Saturday that would expand coverage to most Americans and bar insurance practices such as refusing to cover people with pre-existing conditions.

The battle over President Barack Obama's top domestic priority now shifts to the Senate, which has been struggling to fashion its own version of the legislation. Differences in the two bills eventually must be reconciled and passed again before being sent to Obama for his signature.

Here is a sampling of reaction to the narrow 220-215 vote on the bill.

President Barack Obama:

"Thanks to the hard work of the House, we are just two steps away from achieving health insurance reform in America. Now the United States Senate must follow suit and pass its version of the legislation. I am absolutely confident it will."

Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid:

"In the Senate, we hope to receive CBO (Congressional Budget Office) scores back on our draft proposals in the coming days, and look forward to bringing a final bill to the Senate floor as soon as possible. We realize the strong will for reform that exists, and we are energized that we stand closer than ever to reforming our broken health insurance system."

House Republican leader John Boehner: