President Barack Obama challenged Republicans who oppose Obamacare to come up with an alternative at an event today celebrating the fifth anniversary of the law. In a subtle jab at Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz, who has zealously fought to repeal the Affordable Care Act, Obama said, 'folks who are basing their entire political agenda on repealing the law, you’ve got to explain how kicking millions of families off their insurance is somehow going to make us more free.' Cruz led a 2013 filibuster in the Senate that he hoped would result in a successful vote to defund the health care reform law, making it easier to legislatively dismantle.President made a subtle jab at Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz, who has zealously fought to repeal the Affordable Care Act'Folks who are basing their entire political agenda on repealing the law, you’ve got to explain how kicking millions of families off their insurance is somehow going to make us more free,' he saidCritics also need to explain 'why forcing millions of families to pay thousands of dollars more will somehow make us more secure,' he said
In a twist of irony, _ said Tuesday that he would sign his family up for Obamacare.