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Robert Reich: Well, look, it's obviously a blow to the Republicans who are supporting this repeal and replace. And it was a…

On the recordMarch 12, 2017
Well, look, it's obviously a blow to the Republicans who are supporting this repeal and replace. And it was a replacement. That's what they advertised it as. It was supposed to replace Obamacare. And Donald Trump said over and over again during the campaign and he said again after he was president that nobody would lose coverage.
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Robert Reich

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Robert Reich critiques the Republican health care plan, highlighting the contradiction between campaign promises and the CBO's findings on coverage loss.

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