MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell introduced a vote on ObamaCare, unpopular with the Republican lawmakers, on Friday as part of an effort to gain support on the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank.
The ObamaCare and Ex-Im Bank votes in the rare Sunday session were attached to a six-year highway funding bill.
US President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law on March 23, 2010.
The US Supreme Court upheld subsidies under ObamaCare challenged by its opponents in a 6-to-3 vote in late June.
Critics have said that despite the president’s promises, US citizens were not able to keep their original healthcare plans or their doctors, and taxpayers continue to be hit by rising costs, decreased quality of care and less healthcare providers choices.
Supporters point out the program's deep outreach to underserved citizens, allowing many more to able to afford high-quality healthcare.
At present, two US government programs implemented through ObamaCare, Medicare and Medicaid, provide insurance to 123 million US citizens, according to the White House.
