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Speaker Mike Johnson is now insisting that when he told supporters “no Obamacare,” he wasn’t suggesting that Republicans would push to repeal the Affordable Care Act. His remarks sparked a massive backlash online. On Monday, in the hotly-contested battleground state of Pennsylvania, Johnson had said “no Obamacare,” referring to the Affordable Care Act, which covers tens of millions of Americans, has dramatically slashed the number of uninsured Americans, and offers widespread protections to over 133 million people in America. “Health care reform’s going to be a big part of the agenda. When I s…