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Hi there, 11 years ago today, President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law. One moment I will never forget from that week is standing on the Truman Balcony of the White House the night the ACA passed, listening to the President explain why that moment meant more to him than the night he was elected.  Watch this video to hear for yourself.   Looking back, it’s easy to forget just how broken our health insurance system was before the Affordable Care Act. As a candidate in 2008, President Obama heard story after story from Americans who had been denied insurance and forced into bankruptcy under the old system. He came to the White House determined to deliver for those families.  The story of the ACA’s passage is one that we’ll tell in the Obama Presidential Center Museum. But as this video shows, the ACA is not just the story of a president’s signature legislative achievement—it’s the story of how ordinary people played a role in making change, and whose success was only possible because of the work of those who came before.  We hope you’ll join us in helping tell that history, so future generations are inspired to pick up the baton and write their own.    —Valerie   Valerie Jarrett President, The Barack Obama Foundation   Help us tell this history: DONATE