Obama: I Intended to Get Healthcare Passed Even If It Cost Me Re-Election, Which, for a While, Looked Like It Might

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OBAMA: "The media was skeptical of past failures. There was a lot of misinformation, to say the least, flying around. And it’s fair to say that most Republicans showed little interest in working with us to get anything done. That’s fair to say. But despite great odds, Joe and I were determined, because we’d met too many people on the campaign trail who’d shared their stories. And our own families had been touched by illness. And as I said to our dear friend, Harry Reid, who is missed, wish he was here today, because he took great pride in what we did. I intended to get healthcare passed even if it cost me re-election. Which, for a while, looked like it might.” (Laughter)