Former President Barack Obama He said his signature legislation, the Affordable Care Act, should be expanded in the coming years, and believed that the ACA should be seen as a “first step” in better health care.
“We’re not done yet,” Obama said in a video promoting the opening of the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago next year. “I kept saying that the ACA is like a starter house, which is a big step forward, but it’s still the first step. Now, we all have to continue to build and improve the ACA.”
The former president’s video is Posted on XObama adds the title of the post by arguing that people should “fight for progress.”
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Former President Barack Obama spoke at a rally for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden in Orlando on October 27, 2020. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
“I know it sometimes feels like a different era. But 15 years ago, I signed the Affordable Care Act. Now, nearly 50 million people have access to health care through the ACA,” Obama said. “With everything happening, it’s easy to feel that the average person can’t make a difference – but the Affordable Care Act reminds us that it’s possible when we continue to fight for progress.”
Despite Obama’s request, the ACA’s expansion is often called “Obamacare” but in President Donald Trump.
Former President Obama delivered a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on August 20, 2024. (Reuters/alyssa pointer)
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Trump replaced Obama at the White House after winning the 2016 election, and he canceled the legislation in 2017, an effort ultimately lacking in the Senate.
Trump once again targeted the ACA with the landmark Tax Cuts and Jobs Act legislation of 2017, which has passed the law and includes a provision to eliminate the ACA’s controversial personal mission.
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However, Obama showed optimism that Americans could work together to build legislation that he formed in 2010.
“If it could have happened 15 years ago, it could have happened again,” Obama said. “The ACA tells us there are things that are bigger than politics.”
