‘America is stronger’: Obama defends Affordable Care Act ahead of GOP House vote

President Barack Obama signs the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in the East Room of the White House in Washington seven years ago.Former President Barack Obama released a statement on the seventh anniversary of having signed the Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law — providing an impassioned defense of his landmark health care bill as it’s under fierce attack.The statement from the Office of Barack and Michelle Obama was sent out Thursday morning, ahead of an expected House