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Apr 2022
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Obama Returns to White House

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President Barack Obama returned to the White House today for a celebration of the Affordable Care Act, even as Democrats brace for potentially difficult 2022 midterm elections. CNN Chief National Affairs Correspondent Jeff Zeleny explains how far the ACA has come since it was first introduced, and what lessons Democrats are taking from its success. 

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