When the legislation came up for a vote it passed the House 220-215. In the Senate, the vote passed easily as the Democrats held a strong majority. In both votes, just one Republican voted for the Affordable Act. The limitations of the American system are many, but money plays a vital role in any legislation. Millions of dollars went into lobbying against the bill (insurers, conservative special interest groups, etc.). Conservative media like Fox News, Rush Limbaugh, and others, authored smears about the legislation; for example, Sarah Palin and others insisted there was a "death panel" measure in the bill that would give doctors the right to say certain aged people need to be put to death, a patently false and absurd notion. The latest round of attacks are being launched by the Republican majority in the House, which voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act in February 2011, 245-189. But the Senate shot down the repeal, 51-47.
Conclusion: The responsibility for following the letter of the new by 2014. But it is law, it makes sense, and notwithstanding an unprecedented and viciously orchestrated series of attacks by right wing groups and others, the feeling is that it must remain intact to prevent insurers from blatantly unfair policies -- and give up to 30 million uninsured Americans a chance for coverage.
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