You might not like Bernie Sanders, or you might even hate him

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371. So, no, it wasn't an bill. it was "earmarking" in the ACA you are talking about.

He also kicked and pushed back against its passage when he didn't get his way.

Yes, its a substantial earmark, but the law itself is pretty much agreed to be Pelosi's acheivement.

BTW, The Intercept isn't known for being up front or comprehensive about details concerning Sanders, if they aren't praiseworthy or put him in a spotlight. It's very much a cheerleader for Sanders. (Such as when they gave credit to Sanders' endorsement for the victory of a black politician in a very blue area of the South, and saying that the candidate "backed Clinton" in 2016 which is rather dismissive in it's omission of the pesky detail that he was the state lead for her 2016 campaign, because you know, that would mean giving more credit for his political chops to Hillary than their editors feel comfortable with, I'm sure. Take the Intercepts' objectivity on Democrats and Sanders with a grain of salt next time.)

And as for his participation in the ACA - he did push the one provision, while kicking and pulling the rest of the way, despite what he said about his part in it. And tried to push back when Politifact fact checked him. (and no, this is not refighting the primary - it's providing the source of information that I am sharing concerning his participation in the ACA, and his later representation about it.)

While this list does provide a more detailed picture of Sanders’ role in the bill’s crafting, none of these provisions involve core elements of the law, such as the exchanges and subsidies, the individual and employer mandates, the Medicaid expansion, the tax changes, the essential benefits package, and the provisions on cost containment. We stand by our original conclusion that, despite making contributions to the final legislation, Sanders was, for most of the process, an outsider pushing for a more aggressive single-payer system rather than an insider negotiating and crafting the final design of the bill. While saying that he "helped write" the Affordable Care Act contains an element of truth, Sanders ignores critical facts that would give a different impression. So we still rate his claim Mostly False.

https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/jan/18/bernie-s/fact-checking-bernie-sanders-claim-he-helped-write/