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INSIDE OBAMA’S WHITE HOUSE

Inside Obama's White HouseEpisode 2_Obamacare Image Name: Inside Obama's White HouseEpisode 2_Obamacare Description: Inside Obama's White House
Inside Obama's White HouseEpisode 2_Obamacare Image Name: Inside Obama's White HouseEpisode 2_Obamacare Description: Inside Obama's White House
Inside Obama's White HouseEpisode 2_Obamacare Image Name: Inside Obama's White HouseEpisode 2_Obamacare Description: Inside Obama's White House
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Inside Obama's White HouseEpisode 1_100 Days Image Name: Inside Obama's White HouseEpisode 1_100 Days

Series 1, Episode 2

Title: Obamacare
With exclusive interviews from President Obama and his White House team, programme two tells the story of Obama’s greatest legacy: healthcare.
When Obama announced his proposals for affordable, accessible healthcare for every American, he sparked a bitter conflict. Within weeks of his launch, members of Congress were confronted by angry ‘Tea Party’ protesters. As opposition grew Obama’s top advisers asked him to go for a less
ambitious bill – he refused.

His Chief of Staff knocked heads together inside his own party, as Democrats in Congress began to fight amongst themselves. The final battle is over abortion – the Catholic Bishops try to kill the bill. The hero who saved him was Sister Carol Keehan. She mobilised 59,000 US nuns and faced down the Bishops to get Obama the votes he needed. But in the midterm elections, Obama lost more seats in Congress than any President since 1938. The Tea Party now had 60 members and the Republicans would block all his future major reforms.