Soc Sec and Medicare were passed bi-partisan

Have not verified this:

The Senate vote on Social Security in 1935 was 77-6, with 64 Democrats being joined by 14 Republicans. In the House, the 373 votes for Social Security included 77 Republicans.

When Medicare passed in 1965, the 68-21 Senate vote included 13 Republicans, while 65 Republicans were among the 313 affirmative House votes.

HC bill -- timeline on what year some provisions take effect.

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN1914020220100319

No mention of drugs from Canada.

Obama affirms Hyde Amendment

“But it is a national shame that a Democratic President who pledged the repeal of the Hyde Amendment would proudly issue an executive order affirming it. How far we’ve come since 2007, when Barack Obama swore that his first act in office would be to sign the Freedom of Choice Act.”
-- Jane Hamsher, firedoglake

pro-choice criticism of Obama affirming Hyde Amendment

See also http://www.now.org/press/03-10/03-21b.html

voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2010/03/now-naral-displeased-with-obam.html

NOW, NARAL displeased with Obama-Stupak deal

In 2007, then-Sen. Barack Obama’s presidential campaign had promised abortion-rights supporters that he would work to overturn the Hyde Amendment, which NOW President Terry O’Neill said Sunday would instead be given fresh weight by Obama’s executive order.
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