was the third time, the third time the supreme court effectively saved the law. the first was in 2012 by a vote of 5-4 when the court held that the penalty for not having insurance is a tax that congress is entitled to levee. the second supreme court ruling came in 2015 by a vote of 6-3 allowing the government tosubsu underprivileged and buy health insurance. the law also survived in congress. a gop-led house passed 63 different measures in six years to either repeal or severely restrict the aca, according to a 2016 newsweek report. only one narrowly made it through the senate in 2015 to be vetoed by president obama. but in july of 2017 with donald trump in the white house, republicans were poised to enact a slimmed down or skinny repeal of obamacare.
years to either repeal or severely restrict the aca according to a 2016 newsweek report. only one narrowly made it through the senate in 2015 and was, of course, vetoed by president obama. but in july of 2017, with donald trump in the white house, republicans were poised to enact what they called a skinny or slimmed down repeal of obamacare. but in this famous moment, the late arizona senator john mccain cast the deciding vote against it. with that thumbs down. the applause in the chamber. obamacare, it seems now here to stay. all right. let s go to this now. joe manchin s voting rights compromise has received a significant endorsement. voting rights advocate says she largely supports the proposal. what senator manchin is putting forward are some basic building blocks that we need to ensure that democracy is accessible no matter your juice
restrict the aca, according to a 2016 newsweek report. only one narrowly made it through the senate in 2016 to be vetoed by president obama. but in july of 2017, with donald trump in the white house, republicans were poised to enact a slimmed down or skinny repeal of obamacare, but the late arizona senator john mccain casting the deciding vote against it with a thumbs down that brought applause in the chamber. remembering that moment. joining us now, chair of the democratic national committee, jamie harrison. great to have you on the show. what s your reaction to the latest scotus ruling? good morning, mika. listen, the affordable care act is here to stay. that s such a great thing, not for democrats, but for all americans. there are 133 million americans in this country that live with
we re calling upon the house to begin impeachment hearings immediately. would you vote yes or no? i would vote yes. i would vote to impeach. we re going to go in there and impeach the [ bleep ]. i introduced articles of impeachment in july of 2017. if we don t impeach this president, he will get reelected. impeachment hearings. representatives should get impeachment proceedings against this president. it is time to impeach the charges against him. bring impeachment charges. my personal view is that he deserves impeachment. here at an impeachment rally and we are ready to impeachment. the relevant timeline in the house reveals the rush to judgment. on the day following the january 6th riot, sensed a political opportunity to score points against the outgoing then
the 6th? hythe of hypocrisy. i yield back. members are kindly reminded to to remind yourself to address your remarks to the chair. the gentleman from ohio wishes to re every we do, madam speaker. the gentleman from new york is recognized. madam speaker, i yield 30 seconds to the distinguished gentleman from california, mr. sherman. the gentleman from california is recognized for 30 seconds. ironic an administration begins by building an unnecessary wall on our southern are border. it ends by making necessary a new wall around this capitol. i introduced articles of impeachment. in july of 2017 with one co-sponsor, al greene, and again in january of 2019, and on monday night i joined with so many of us in introducing these