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Barack Obama: Now we may never satisfy the law's opponents. I think that's fair to say. Some are rooting for this law to fail. That's…

On the recordDecember 2, 2013
Now we may never satisfy the law's opponents. I think that's fair to say. Some are rooting for this law to fail. That's not my opinion, by the way, they say it pretty explicitly. Some have already convinced themselves that the law has failed regardless of the evidence, but I would advise them to check with the people who are here today.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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President Obama defends the Affordable Care Act and addresses its opponents.

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