As it was, and given the amount of pork-barrel spending deals needed to pass the bill, public acceptance of the ACA collapsed as more people learned what was in it.

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The awaited reform bill has been finalized and its acceptance by both houses of Congress is expected within a few days.

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But there does seem to be a growing acceptance even among Lib Dem activists that the bill will become law, and that the party has now done all it can to temper the original proposals.

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