A ▁Ext ension ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁He ▁voted ▁against ▁the ▁Am ash ▁Am end ment ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁National ▁Def ense ▁Author ization ▁Act . ▁Lip in ski ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁two ▁Democratic ▁law m akers ▁to ▁have ▁supported ▁counter - ter ror ism ▁and ▁domestic ▁surve ill ance ▁laws ▁to ▁that ▁extent . ▁ ▁Health care ▁ ▁Lip in ski ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁Illinois ▁Dem ocrat ▁in ▁Congress ▁to ▁opp ose ▁the ▁Pat ient ▁Prote ction ▁and ▁Aff ord able ▁Care ▁Act ▁( Ob am ac are ), ▁which ▁passed ▁the ▁House ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁He ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁broke ▁ranks ▁with ▁his ▁party ▁for ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁reasons , ▁including ▁the ▁bill ' s ▁prov isions ▁related ▁to ▁abort ion . ▁Lip in ski ▁had ▁previously ▁voted ▁for ▁a ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁bill ▁that ▁contained ▁more ▁string ent ▁restrictions ▁on ▁abort ion ▁fund ing . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁he ▁said ▁he ▁was ▁trying ▁to ▁prevent ▁Republic ans ▁from ▁repe aling ▁Ob am ac are . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Lip in ski ▁was ▁the ▁primary ▁spons or ▁of ▁H R 3 4 2 5 , ▁which ▁would ▁have ▁delayed ▁any ▁pen alt ies ▁under ▁the ▁P P AC A ▁until ▁four ▁months ▁after ▁the ▁program ' s ▁website ▁was ▁fully ▁functional . ▁ ▁Im m igration ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁while ▁facing