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Reform legislation -- the [[Affordable Care Act]], also commonly referred to as [[Obamacare]] -- eventually passed in March, 2010, with absolutely no Republican support -- even though the bill was essentially identical to a Republican proposal, often referred to as "Gingrichcare" or "[[Romneycare]]", made during the [[Clinton-Gore administration]] as a counter to Clinton's proposed reforms. | Reform legislation -- the [[Affordable Care Act]], also commonly referred to as [[Obamacare]] -- eventually passed in March, 2010, with absolutely no Republican support -- even though the bill was essentially identical to a Republican proposal, often referred to as "Gingrichcare" or "[[Romneycare]]", made during the [[Clinton-Gore administration]] as a counter to Clinton's proposed reforms. | ||
| − | The Right has continued to attack Obamacare ever since. | + | The Right has continued to attack Obamacare ever since, almost always with [[/disinfo|disinformation]]. |
==Initiatives== | ==Initiatives== | ||
* '''2009-07-14''' [[US 111 HR 3200]] ([http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3200/text OpenCongress], [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.uscongress/legislation.111hr3200 THOMAS]), "America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009", has the backing of Obama-Biden; more complex, retains option to use existing insurance plans | * '''2009-07-14''' [[US 111 HR 3200]] ([http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3200/text OpenCongress], [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.uscongress/legislation.111hr3200 THOMAS]), "America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009", has the backing of Obama-Biden; more complex, retains option to use existing insurance plans | ||