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    Democrats to fight for Obamacare

    Determined to save his legacy and signature healthcare reform law, US President Barack Obama has appealed to fellow Democrats to “look out for the American people” and not “rescue” Republicans as the incoming Trump team vowed to repeal Obamacare their top priority.

    Democrats to fight for Obamacare
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    US President Barack Obama

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    With less than three weeks left to end his eight-year stint at the White House, Obama met Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday on Capitol Hill with a mis sion to save his healthcare reform law as Republicans are moving quickly to unroll the Affordable Care Act. 

    In a two-hour session, Obama urged fellow Democrats to not “rescue” Republicans by helping them pass replacement measures, CNN sources who attended the closed-door meeting as saying. He also floated this idea: Start referring to the Republican Party’s new plan as “Trumpcare.” As he walked by a group of reporters, Obama would only say this about the Democratic Party’s message, “Look out for the American people.”

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