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Reid, Pelosi Applaud Affordable Care Act

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Getty 100113 ReidPelosi?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1380658888635BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — As Capitol Hill was absorbed with a government shutdown Tuesday, congressional Democrats took a moment to cheer for the Affordable Care Act.

Joined by labor leaders, medical professionals, and uninsured Americans, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, and congressional Democrats lauded the start of enrollment in healthcare exchanges.

“After decades of dreaming of fighting for the dream of healthcare reform, we have added a third pillar of security – the Affordable Care Act – to make healthcare a right for all, not just a privilege for the few,” Pelosi said in news conference Tuesday.

But Reid and Pelosi said that despite the start of the program, Republicans were determined to derail its success and willing to compromise the state of the government in the process.

“Since the day this was signed into law, Republicans have been obsessed with doing something to stop this.  We found that last night when they shut down the government trying to kill injure hurt or destroy Obamacare,” Reid said.

“We will work together and reach out and try to get government open again and work for the American people,” Pelosi said. “While it was sad that they shuttered the doors of America’s government, they cannot diminish our enthusiasm for the history we are making today.”

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