Each year, the National Inventors Hall of Fame (NIHF) holds a competition for young inventors. The NIHF motto is "Guiding students on the path from passion to patent.” Members of the NIHF judge the competitions. Based on the passage, the reader can infer that the Hall of Fame feels that promoting

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“obamacare”: included a provision for government-run health insurance called “the public option.” was bitterly opposed by congressional republicans because most favored a “single-payer” plan. survived two challenges to its constitutionality. was partially repealed in 2013 in order to avert a government shutdown. led to the expansion of medicaid in republican controlled states.