On January 8, President Obama vetoed a Republican-backed measure that would have repealed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. He wrote, “Republicans in the Congress have attempted to repeal or undermine the Affordable Care Act over 50 times. Rather than refighting old political battles by once again voting to repeal basic protections that provide security for the middle class, members of Congress should be working together to grow the economy, strengthen middle-class families, and create new jobs. Because of the harm this bill would cause to the health and financial security of millions of Americans, it has earned my veto.”

50* times

Republicans have voted more than 50 times over the past five years to repeal Obamacare* This number is disputed by the GOP, who say the actual number is still in the single digits. The other votes, they say, have included defunding measures to cripple the law, delaying measures to slow down major provisions and attempts to fix portions of the law that passed both houses of Congress and were signed by the president.