By David Martosko, U.s. Political Editor PUBLISHED: 15:31 EST, 18 November 2013 | UPDATED: 16:31 EST, 18 November 2013 Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul told an audience in Charleston, S.C. last week that the wave of health insurance cancellations following the Affordable Care Act's implementation came from 'a regulation written by President Obama' months after he signed the law. And every Senate Democrat, he said during his Nov. 11 remarks, voted against the GOP's attempt to block the regulation. Speaking at The Charleston Meeting, an influential monthly gathering of conservative movers and shakers, Paul said Senate Republicans tried in 2010 to block an Obamacare rule that only permitted Americans to keep their health insurance policies if nothing about them was changed from year to year.
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In a 2010 Senate vote, Republicans failed to block the Obamacare regulation responsible for as many as 5 million insurance cancellations
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The vote was 59-40, with every Democrat opposed
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Sen. Rand Paul told a partisan crowd last week that the rule was never part of the Affordable Care Act, but was tacked on later by the White House
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The so-called 'grandfather' clause virtually guarantees the cancellation of private health insurance policies that change in any way from year to year
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