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>0/40 Republicans helped in any way. Republicans had no access to even read the bill draft. They were limited to voting for the proverbial pig in a poke (reme

>0/40 Republicans helped in any way. Republicans had no access to even read the bill draft. They were limited to voting for the proverbial pig in a poke (remember Pelosi: "You have to pass the bill to see what's in it.")

mikeyouse 4y ago
Which is both a misquote of Pelosi and obviously false because they had been working for months to build a bill that Republicans could support. Enzi, Grassley, Snowe were involved from February onwards and Obama addressed a joint session of congress in September and the final bill wasn't signed until the following March. Why on earth would you believe people who have lied about every other facet of the bill (Death panels! unconstitutional individual mandate that they used to support!, illegal immigrants!) when it comes to their culpability for failing to improve it. More specifically, Pelosi's quote about understanding the benefits of the bill after it was signed was in March 2010 on the eve of Obama signing it. The bill he was signing was voted on by the House in October 2009, and the Senate that December.