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People Prematurely Declaring The End of Obamacare: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

1 minutes 43 seconds

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And now, 5 years of people prematurely declaring the end of Obamacare. Today, after all the votes have been tallied, health insurance reform becomes law in the United States of America. But just 7 minutes later, the ink barely dry, Republicans launched a counterattack. I'm confident that the court is going to declare the new health care reform law unconstitutional.

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We have the Supreme Court about to look at it. Andrea, some have said that This is maybe the beginning of the end of Obamacare. It is. It could happen next week in the United States Congress and we could put an end to Obamacare.

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Michelle Bachmann's campaign promised to quote, end Obamacare. Will Obamacare still stand 24 hours from now? Obamacare will end. Sure sounds like the beginning of the end for Obamacare.

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What we really want to see is the end of Obamacare. We're going to, put an end to Obamacare. Is this the beginning of the end for the Affordable Care Act? Tuesday, 2 days ago, was the beginning of the end for Obamacare.

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Is this the beginning of the end for Obamacare? Now hearing today at the Supreme Court could lead to the collapse of Obamacare. Could spell the end of Obamacare. What will happen?

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Is it the end of Obamacare? After multiple challenges to this law before the Supreme Court, the Affordable Care Act is here to stay. -♪ ♪ -♪ ♪ -♪ ♪ Is the fight against Obamacare from Republicans over now? My short answer would be no.