Republican opponents called it an unnecessary government takeover of a private industry.

VOA: special.2010.04.15

Leaving only a handful that survived. Flight Eleven and One Seventy-Five with the illegal medications that overdosed our population, led us to receive a leave of absence for an unnecessary vacation and we became addicts.

VOA: special.2009.04.17

(SAYING) Republicans regard the plan as a federal takeover of one-sixth of the U.S.economy and an unnecessary intrusion of government into personal medical decisions.

VOA: standard.2010.03.23