Obama: There’s Nothing I’m More Proud of than the Affordable Care Act

Obama Well it s ░░░░░░░░ to be here to ░░░░░░░░ with you about the ░░░░░░░░ Care Act and the ░░░░░░░░ of this election As ░░░░░░░░ know Joe is an ░░░░░░░░ friend and partner He ░░░░░░░░ by my side for ░░░░░░░░ years Nancy and I ░░░░░░░░ with Joe best speaker ░░░░░░░░ in our history was ░░░░░░░░ incredible ally to both ░░░░░░░░ us in the House ░░░░░░░░ wouldn t have gotten ░░░░░░░░ of what we got ░░░░░░░░ without her But together ░░░░░░░░ accomplished a lot and ░░░░░░░░ s nothing I m ░░░░░░░░ proud of than the ░░░░░░░░ It can be easy ░░░░░░░░ forget these days but ░░░░░░░░ the ACA was hard ░░░░░░░░ insurance companies were resistant ░░░░░░░░ change Most Republicans didn ░░░░░░░░ want to work with ░░░░░░░░ on anything But for ░░░░░░░░ three of us giving ░░░░░░░░ wasn t an option ░░░░░░░░ we have met too ░░░░░░░░ people who needed help ░░░░░░░░ like Ashleigh Ewald and ░░░░░░░░ Tyra Bryant Stephens who ░░░░░░░░ on the call with ░░░░░░░░ today Americans who told ░░░░░░░░ stories about being denied ░░░░░░░░ or charged more because ░░░░░░░░ a pre existing condition ░░░░░░░░ who worried about losing ░░░░░░░░ house if they got ░░░░░░░░ The ACA was for ░░░░░░░░ And while it s ░░░░░░░░ been perfect it s ░░░░░░░░ a lot better than ░░░░░░░░ many supporters thought it ░░░░░░░░ As Nancy just laid ░░░░░░░░ the ACA has made ░░░░░░░░ real difference in the ░░░░░░░░ of millions of people ░░░░░░░░ s provided health coverage ░░░░░░░░ millions of Americans It ░░░░░░░░ prevented insurance companies from ░░░░░░░░ coverage based on a ░░░░░░░░ existing condition lowered prescription ░░░░░░░░ costs for millions of ░░░░░░░░ allowed young people to ░░░░░░░░ on their parents plan ░░░░░░░░ they re 26 eliminated ░░░░░░░░ limits on benefits that ░░░░░░░░ put people in a ░░░░░░░░ So I couldn t ░░░░░░░░ prouder of the ACA ░░░░░░░░ s why we do ░░░░░░░░ work It s why ░░░░░░░░ run for office to ░░░░░░░░ a difference in the ░░░░░░░░ of people who we ░░░░░░░░ elected to serve And ░░░░░░░░ knows that better than ░░░░░░░░ That s why he ░░░░░░░░ it a priority to ░░░░░░░░ and build on the ░░░░░░░░ And because he has ░░░░░░░░ Americans are covered than ░░░░░░░░ any other president including ░░░░░░░░ I was in office ░░░░░░░░ we have a chance ░░░░░░░░ do even more But ░░░░░░░░ only happens if we ░░░░░░░░ Joe and Kamala back ░░░░░░░░ the White House in ░░░░░░░░ So we got to ░░░░░░░░ working And let s ░░░░░░░░ who we re fighting ░░░░░░░░