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Barack Obama: “The evening that the Affordable Care Act passed was the…”

Featuring: Barack Obama, Democratic | 44th President of the United States | National

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Former President Obama Praises Resistance to Trump

Published | Video Starts at 12:20

I like Ms. Clark. Okay, last one. For the warm up. Is there a moment from the White House that still gives you goosebumps? I've said this before. The day. The evening that the Affordable Care Act passed was the best. The votes got tallied. It had been this. You know, incredible. Process, and it looks like it had looked like we had fallen short probably five, six different times we had been. (12:20–12:26)

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Asserts that the passage of the Affordable Care Act was a significant moment for Obama.

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