Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Obama Presidency Oral History Back Index / Policies Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Transcripts Julie Chávez Rodriguez ...also, the—just as we implemented the Affordable Care Act , and seeing—you know, we made sur... ...people that were benefiting from the ACA . I think it's really important to hav... Kylon Middleton ...embrace that to include even when the Affordable Care Act [ACA] was passed and continues. I woul... ...even when the Affordable Care Act [ ACA ] was passed and continues. I woul... ...the Affordable Care—?” “Oh, I love the Affordable Care Act , but I hate Obamacare.” Well, gues... ...the Affordable Care Act, but I hate Obamacare .” Well, guess what? It's the sam... ...we were signing people up for the ACA . We were bringing some of thos... Andre Johnson ...the historical Obama healthcare [ Affordable Care Act ], that also increased a lot o... Yohannes Abraham ...think comes to mind for everyone is the Affordable Care Act , which was a humongous substantiv... Elizabeth Alexander ...and that the ways—if we just take Obamacare [Affordable Care Act] as one example... ...the ways—if we just take Obamacare [ Affordable Care Act ] as one example, and what we know o... Max Baucus ...Mr. Baucus was a lead sponsor of the Affordable Care Act . Following his time as ambassador... ...Before we begin talking about the ACA [Affordable Care Act] itself proper... ...Before we begin talking about the ACA [ Affordable Care Act ] itself proper, and the substance an... ...interest in healthcare reform prior to ACA . You were head of the Financ... ...why we were successful in passing the ACA and he was not successful in addressin... ...when Republicans tried to repeal ACA , because they weren't—didn't buy in... ...statement many times. And he called it Obamacare at first. Obama didn't like that a... ...about ten, twelve years, and up through ACA . And it was wonderful. Pretty soon... ...two of us—on one aspect of the ACA . And again, I can't quite remember th... ...purpose was to demonstrate against the ACA . Then, another place not too far fro... ...to find out it was mostly about the ACA . And it's just classic. It's classic... ...protests are locating in terms of ACA . But I was wondering if you though... ...that anger got located around the ACA . I think it did. I think you'r... ...But the only focus for me was the ACA , because I was chairman of th... ...committee, and this was the bill, the ACA . Now, you had this close relationshi... ...the purpose of the speech in terms of ACA ? Well, my understanding is simila... ...guess. This is a little bit aside from ACA , but I was wondering how yo... ...get surfaced in this meeting or in the ACA —maybe some of the more fundamenta... ...at that meeting or in general, around ACA ? A little. Yes, a little. I'd say ... ...meeting, in terms of trying to get the ACA through? Does it mean that you have t... ...and the meaning of his election for the ACA ? Well, I don't fully understand you... ...you worried about how much the ACA would be something that Democrats coul... ...that the program got labeled Obamacare . And you mentioned that at first... ...this was not a good idea—that is, the ACA . It did a little bit. It wasn'... ...on policy. Looking back on the whole ACA process and the implementation—I ha... ...going to do it. He wants to build on ACA , which I think is wise. So I thin... ...rid of the filibuster—not only around ACA , but other issues as well? If the... ...back on the whole process of the ACA —and maybe in general about your tim... ...that you think we should, regarding the ACA —the substance of the issue or you... ...to figure out how to build on the ACA . That's basically what it comes dow... Show more... Pete Souza ...going to blow up the passage of the ACA [Affordable Care Act]? And that the... ...to blow up the passage of the ACA [ Affordable Care Act ]? And that they were caught off guar... ...it takes to get you to vote for the ACA .” It was amusing. He's very animated... Thomas Kalil ...in particular policies, with the Obamacare [Affordable Care Act], how did th... ...policies, with the Obamacare [ Affordable Care Act ], how did the Office of Science an... ...formulation of healthcare policy and Obamacare . And in the attempts to create ... John Podesta ...be the healthcare czar to produce the Affordable Care Act [ACA]. So that's how those tw... ...to produce the Affordable Care Act [ ACA ]. So that's how those two decision... ...through. Obviously it wasn't just the ACA ; it was the Recovery Act [America... ...Because Daschle was going to head up Obamacare . He was going to try and put in plac... ...the Senate, the trajectory on—you know, ACA got passed, so that's the good news... ...the first—it was kind of like ACA , he had done the first cap and trade... ...a program. I think kind of like the ACA —once we do that, it'll stick. But a... Show more... Load more Transcripts Related Topics go to the Democrats Democrats go to the Counterterrorism Counterterrorism go to the Criminal Justice Criminal Justice go to the Chicago Chicago go to the Middle East and North Africa Middle East and North Africa