Quote by Fred Upton

Prior to passage of Obamacare, Americans spoke out against the individual mandate they didn't want to change the health care they had they didn't want a 3,000-page bill that empowered 15 Washington bureaucrats to decide the future of the doctor-patient relationship.

Prior to passage of Obamacare, Americans spoke out against t

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This quote highlights the opposition to the individual mandate and the complexity of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) prior to its passage. It suggests that Americans were wary of changing their healthcare system and did not appreciate a lengthy bill that granted power to a small group of bureaucrats in Washington to dictate the doctor-patient relationship. The quote implies concerns about governmental control and interference in people's healthcare decisions.

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