# Affordable Care Act and US health-policy realignment

The Democratic Party is a liberal political party in the United States, sitting on the center to center-left of the political spectrum. Founded in 1828, it is the world's oldest active political party. Its main rival is the [Republican Party](/organizations/republican-party), and since the 1850s, both have dominated American politics.

## Dated facts

- 2013: House Republicans tie government funding to Affordable Care Act restrictions. https://factrail.ai/facts/house-republicans-tie-government-funding-to-affordable-care-act-restrictions-2013.
- 2010: Obama signs the Affordable Care Act into law. https://factrail.ai/facts/obama-signs-affordable-care-act-2010-03.

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/drivers/affordable-care-act-and-us-health-policy-realignment