Crazy to think they won t try to do that. they hate this law. the fact is, the polls show that health care is like number four or five in people s concerns about what s number one in their minds. i tell you, the unemployment rate gets down to 7.5, they won t talk about anything. here s the president talking about the decision would only energize their party further, the republicans, against the law and the president. some republicans are making the best of this. making lemonade out of this lemon. i think the real outcome nv the today s decision is to strengthen our resolve to make sure that this law is in fact repealed. the decision today really indicates we have entered an age in which the government, washington, will be controlling health care unless something changes. today was not a good day for freedom, for struggle american
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The supreme version. if you thought this was a big day free of political side shows, wait for this. initial reporting on the decision not on msnbc led many to believe the health care law had been struck down. and resulted in some premature celebrations by republicans. a tweet from michigan congressman, quote, this is a big win for liberty in the constitution. it was short lived, however, but he wasn t alone. a cell phone captured a congresswoman reacting to the misinformation.ç speak! oh, thank god no they took it away? yes, yes!
okay. thank you very much, zeke. but wait. why did you bring your prop? this is my good luck charm for this bill. it s broccoli. now you have to eat your broccoli to stay healthy. i don t like it, but i ll eat it when i have to. i eat when i m told to. teresa, thank you for joining us and giving an insight to real people. and for the big picture. when we return, let me finish with the decision made possible by one man. chief justice john roberts. you re watching hardball, the place for politics. hey. hey eddie. i brought your stuff. you don t have to do this. yes i do. i want you to keep this. it d be weird. take care. you too. [ sighs ] so how did it go? he s upset. [ male announcer ] spend less time at gas stations. with best in class fuel economy. it s our most innovative altima ever.
Because of this law, there are other americans, other sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, fathers and mothers who will not have to hang their fortunes on chance.ç these are the americans for whom we passed this law. we re back, of course, that s president obama today speaking after the supreme court upheld his health care law. we ve talked a lot about the politics of the the big decision by the supreme court. but how is it going to affect real people? worked on the affordable health care act as an adviser to president obama and chairs the medical ethics and health policy here in pennsylvania. and author of critical care, also a blogger for the new york times. i want to get to you about a cancer patient or leukemia patient. bring it down to what it meant to you in a patient like that. the ruling today. well, the issue of why we need the affordable care act was