Obama: ‘There Are Still No Death Panels. Armageddon Has Not Arrived.’

President Barack Obama speaks at Union Depot in St. Paul, Minn., Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014, about a $300 billion transportation infrastructure plan. Obama spoke at Union Depot rail and bus station with a proposal aski... President Barack Obama speaks at Union Depot in St. Paul, Minn., Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014, about a $300 billion transportation infrastructure plan. Obama spoke at Union Depot rail and bus station with a proposal asking Congress for $300 billion to update the nation's roads and railways, and about a competition to encourage investments to create jobs and restore infrastructure as part of the President’s Year of Action. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) MORE LESS
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Announcing that 7.1 million Americans had enrolled for insurance using the federal health exchange under Obamacare, President Barack Obama declared the debate over the law officially over.

“There are still no death panels. Armageddon has not arrived,” Obama said. “The debate over repealing this law is over. The Affordable Care Act is here to stay.”

The 7 million target, thought to be out of reach by many critics in the aftermath of a botched rollout, was reached during a surge on the last day of enrollment Monday night.

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