Conyers says ‘ObamaCare’ with pride

[cal04]

http://thehill.com/blogs/healthwatch/health-reform-implementation/165291-conyers-says-word-proudly-obamacare

A prominent Democrat is trying to change the public’s perception of “ObamaCare,” a term many in the party view as derogatory shorthand for the new healthcare reform law.

Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.) says he’s had enough of Republicans using “ObamaCare” to disparage the healthcare overhaul. The second most senior lawmaker in the House has gone so far as to hand out buttons with the words “I (heart symbol) ObamaCare” as part of his campaign to rehabilitate a moniker he thinks Democrats should be proud of.

“The fact that a healthcare bill is named after a first-term president who does what two other presidents before him couldn’t accomplish is really a compliment,” Conyers told The Hill. “A few years from now, ObamaCare will be looked upon as a complimentary description, rather than what (critics) are trying to portray it as now.”

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Conyers himself isn’t the law’s biggest fan — he’s been pushing his single-payer bill every Congress since 2003 — but he says Democrats should be proud of what they have accomplished.

[MrDiaz]

1. is he also proud to

say "Obama-wars, Obama-tax cuts, and Obama's Guantanamo."

[blogslut]

3. Welcome to DU

:hi:

[madokie]

2. I guess you can say my whole immediate family of brothers and sisters are all seniors

They all might not have voted for Obama the last time around but I bet they do this next time cause they all heart ObamaCare.

[pampango]

4. He's a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus so that's not surprising.

As I recall, the CPC voted for the health care bill something like 75-3.