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Failures and Successes of Obamacare and the Stimulus Policy Name: Institution: Abstract Four months after the election of Barack Obama as the United States’ first black president, he "gave his State of the Union address to" a joint session of the Congress. The President talked about many issues that have been crippling the economic development of the US. Among the issues he mentioned were energy, education, health, and lending etcetera. Aside from just mentioning the issues, the President also talked about how he hoped his government would solve them. Policies like the Stimulus policy, officially known as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and healthcare reforms which led to Obamacare were some of the strategies the President talked about in his address to the Congress. Even though the stimulus policy managed to improve the economy of the US, it had some notable failures which did political damage to the Obama administration. The Obamacare, on the other hand, helped 9 million Americans access health insurance but left out almost twice as many citizens in need of the program. Key words: Obama administration, Presidency, address, Stimulus policy, Obamacare Failures and Successes of Obamacare and the Stimulus Policy President Barrack Obama made history by becoming the first African American to be elected the president of the United States of America. Many people know President Obama for his eloquence and his ability to articulate issues that appeal to most of the American citizens. Approximately three months after being elected president, Obama gave his state of the union address "before a joint session of the Congress" (Peters & Woolley, n.d.). In
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