On January 8, President Obama vetoed aRepublican-backed measure that would have repealed the PatientProtection and Affordable Care Act. He wrote, “Republicans in theCongress have attempted to repeal or undermine the Affordable CareAct over 50 times. Rather than refighting old political battles byonce again voting to repeal basic protections that provide securityfor the middle class, members of Congress should be workingtogether to grow the economy, strengthen middle-class families, andcreate new jobs. Because of the harm this bill would cause to thehealth and financial security of millions of Americans, it hasearned my veto.”

50* times

Republicans have voted more than 50 times over the past fiveyears to repeal Obamacare* This number is disputed by the GOP, whosay the actual number is still in the single digits. The othervotes, they say, have included defunding measures to cripple thelaw, delaying measures to slow down major provisions and attemptsto fix portions of the law that passed both houses of Congress andwere signed by the president.