Mitt Romney's Massachusetts health care law turns 5-years-old next week, and Democrats have no intention of letting its birthday go uncelebrated.
New Hampshire Democrats plan to present a "thank you" card to Romney next Tuesday, the Union Leader reports. They're going to tout him as the "founding father of modern health reform" at a news conference in Concord — and they're even serving cake.
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In Massachusetts, Democrats are holding a birthday party at the Democratic Party headquarters in Boston featuring a "thank you Mitt Romney" sheet cake.
The Massachusetts law requires all of the state's citizens to carry health insurance or incur a financial penalty. The same kind of individual mandate became a centerpiece of President Barack Obama's sweeping health care overhaul. Obama's top adviser, David Axelrod, has repeatedly praised Romney's plan as the inspiration for Obama's.
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