President Biden and many other Democratic politicians shared online in honor of the 14th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on Saturday.
“After 14 years, the Affordable Care Act is still very important. Today, more Americans have health insurance than during any other presidency,” Biden shared on X, the platform that used to be known as Twitter. “I’m dedicated to continuing the progress we’ve made by ensuring lower premiums for millions of families.”
Biden, who just secured the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination, is using the ACA’s anniversary to criticize former President Trump’s record on health care and take advantage of his threats to repeal the law. The Biden campaign put out an advertisement Friday highlighting Trump’s threats to repeal the act if he were to win a second term.
In another message, Biden mentioned that repealing the ACA “has been in nearly every Congressional Republican budget since the law passed.”
“There’s even cuts to it in the budget they put forward this week,” he posted, emphasizing the government funding package he signed Saturday. “I’ve stopped them before and I’ll stop them again.”
The ACA, also known as ObamaCare, was signed into law by former President Obama, who also highlighted the anniversary with a message.
Obama said after signing the act into law, “one Republican member of the House called the ACA the ‘most dangerous piece of legislation ever passed in Congress.’ Another predicted the country would ‘never recover from it.’ But then something else happened: it actually worked.”
In a series of posts, Obama highlighted the effects of the ACA and how it has “become part of our lives.” He warned that “some Republicans” are trying to take it away 14 years later.
In a message also targeting Republicans, Vice President Kamala Harris criticized Trump for wanting to “terminate” the ACA.
“If he’s successful, over 40 million people will lose their health coverage,” she warned. “Protecting access to health care is on the ballot in November.”
Speaker emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) shared online in honor of the anniversary and the “outside mobilization” that came from grassroots efforts and the Democrats who passed it in 2010. She warned that it will need saving from Trump “and his MAGA minions.”
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) also warned about the GOP’s efforts to repeal the act and said the “fight isn’t over.”
“We won’t stop fighting to expand coverage, lower costs, and protect Medicare and Medicaid,” Schumer shared.
Several other Democratic lawmakers shared online in honor of the anniversary and the impacts the ACA has had in the last 14 years. Many warned of a second Trump term and what it could mean for the historic legislation.
