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Lamar Smith
@lamarsmith· Republican · TX· May 17, 2012

The law is not only unconstitutional, but it also scrambles the economics of America's healthcare system in a way that reduces competition.

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Lamar Smith
@lamarsmith· Republican · TX· May 17, 2012

This Committee has helped expose the unprecedented and, to me, unconstitutional individual mandate, which requires every American to buy health insurance.

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Lamar Smith
@lamarsmith· Republican · TX· May 17, 2012

The ultimate victim will be the American people who will receive higher cost, lower quality care.

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Lamar Smith
@lamarsmith· Republican · TX· May 17, 2012

I signed Amicus briefs with the Supreme Court urging them to recognize that the Act is unconstitutional and to strike down the entire law.

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Lamar Smith
@lamarsmith· Republican · TX· May 17, 2012

I am proud of the work that the Judiciary Committee has done to protect Americans' rights from being threatened by the Obama administration's so-called Affordable Care Act.

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Lamar Smith
@lamarsmith· Republican · TX· May 17, 2012

Obamacare is not just bad policy, it is bad economics as well.

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Lamar Smith
@lamarsmith· Republican · TX· May 17, 2012

Under Obamacare, the government not only tells Americans that they have to buy health insurance; it also tells them what that insurance must cover.

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Mike Simpson
@mikesimpson· Republican · ID· May 17, 2012

I urge you, Mike Simpson, coming from a state that prides its agricultural products and family built ranches, to do everything to protect organic, small producers, and the choice of the American people to eat healthy.

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Mike Simpson
@mikesimpson· Republican · ID· May 17, 2012

We want USA farm policies to rise up to the best in the world. The best is very safe and healthy and rooted in our strict certified organic farms standards such as California Certified Organic and Oregon Good Tilth certified organic farm…

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John Conyers
@johnconyers· Democratic · MI· May 17, 2012

the Federal system, the DOJ, has not been up on it; they haven't been suing as much as it seems to me that they could.

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John Conyers
@johnconyers· Democratic · MI· May 17, 2012

I call it ObamaCare because it is the first health bill named after a President in my memory.

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John Conyers
@johnconyers· Democratic · MI· May 17, 2012

Obamacare raises serious questions about competition in the healthcare industry.

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Michael Grimm
@michaelgrimm· Republican · NY· May 17, 2012

I would also like to thank my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, Carolyn Maloney, the gentlelady from New York, as well as the ranking member, Barney Frank, for helping organize and really working together in a bipartisan manner on…

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John Yarmuth
@johnyarmuth· Democratic · KY· May 17, 2012

It would be so refreshing to see our elected officials to start voting on issues that are Good for the country and stop voting on what is best for the party.

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Sean Maloney
@seanmaloney· Democratic · NY· May 17, 2012

I thank him for his leadership in authoring Dodd-Frank and for his leadership in so many areas.

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Sean Maloney
@seanmaloney· Democratic · NY· May 17, 2012

I want to publicly thank Ranking Member Frank for his commitment to openness, regular order, and a fair voice for everyone.

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Jim Himes
@jimhimes· Democratic · CT· May 17, 2012

Please help pass The farm bill. You must protect the best interest of consumers and farmers and not Special Interest and Lobbyist.

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Jim Himes
@jimhimes· Democratic · CT· May 17, 2012

Rep. James Himes, Please help maintain the integrity of foods as it was intended.

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