Idaho Senator Mike Crapo today released the following statement after the Supreme Court issued its ruling in the King v. Burwell case:

“Today’s ruling is disappointing and in no way validates the President’s health care law as some are claiming,” said Crapo.  “The court did not rule on the merits of Obamacare, but, rather, on a one sentence provision in a 2700-page ill-advised law.  Obamacare is broken—plain and simple.  Millions of Americans, including thousands of Idahoans, have been pushed from their preferred health plans and doctors and continue to see their premiums rise.  In some cases, by as much as fifty percent in just two years—contrary to the President’s many oft-repeated promises.  Though this particular window of what many have viewed as an opportunity to swiftly replace the law with reforms may be closed, I will continue to work with my colleagues to push for nothing short of a full repeal of Obamacare.  Only when we address the real drivers of the cost of health care in this country and put in place market-oriented solutions, such as allowing states flexibility to regulate the insurance market and prioritizing the doctor-patient relationship over federal mandates, will Americans have access to the truly affordable, quality health care they want and deserve.”

Question: Can someone remind me what the nation's Republicans did to fix the health care mess when they controlled the Congress and the presidency under George W. Bush?