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Today the chair of the Republican Governors Association touted the success of Obamacare in his annual budget speech. Of course, Christie didn’t actually mention “Obamacare” or “Affordable Care Act” by name, but he did applaud it.

I am proud to have made the decision to expand Medicaid and provide greater access to healthcare for New Jerseyans in need. But greater access necessitates larger reforms as well. This year, New Jersey will spend over $12 billion in federal and state funds on Medicaid and Family Care to cover 1.4 million people in the state – children, senior citizens, those with disabilities, and some newly eligible adults. By opting for Medicaid expansion, New Jersey will receive more than $100 million in additional federal funding, while at the same time, beginning to reform Medicaid to make it possible for more individuals to live in their communities.

Far too often the GOP — and the media — act as if Obamacare is solely about the health care exchanges and the individual mandate, but it is far more than that. It is also that children can stay on their parents’ health plans until 26 years old, that no one can be denied coverage based on their health status, closing the “donut hole” in Medicare Part D to ensure seniors don’t have to choose between medicine and food, an end to health insurance plans that actually provide little or no coverage, significant cost reductions in Medicare, and more.

Such as the expansion of Medicaid that Christie is proud of. The “newly eligible adults” are newly eligible because of the Affordable Care Act, and the $100 million in federal funds supporting those folks are from that same law. That same law the six Republican House members from New Jersey have voted to repeal more than three dozen times and the Republican Governors Christie leads have slammed repeatedly.

But Christie wants personal credit for the benefits of Obamacare while avoiding giving credit where it is due — to the six Democratic House members and two US Senators from New Jersey who supported that Affordable Care Act and the Democratic President who pushed it through.