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Tom McClintock
@tommcclintock· Republican · CA· Jan 23, 2017

There are basically two options that we have. One is to repeal it in its entirety and immediately replace it with the patient-centered free market reforms.

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Tom McClintock
@tommcclintock· Republican · CA· Jan 23, 2017

This Congress has a mandate to deal with it to relieve families of its burdens, to fix the underlying issues that spawned it, and restore what was once the finest healthcare system in the world.

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Salud Ortiz Carbajal
@saludortizcarbajal· Democratic · CA· Jan 23, 2017

I do not believe the Affordable Care Act is perfect. There are changes that can be made to make it better.

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Salud Ortiz Carbajal
@saludortizcarbajal· Democratic · CA· Jan 23, 2017

If not for the Affordable Care Act, her life-saving act would have prevented her from obtaining health insurance.

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Salud Ortiz Carbajal
@saludortizcarbajal· Democratic · CA· Jan 23, 2017

I am deeply concerned about where we are headed. We have no substantive plans from the Republican majority to replace the ACA.

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Salud Ortiz Carbajal
@saludortizcarbajal· Democratic · CA· Jan 23, 2017

The Affordable Care Act never purported to be perfect. So, it is important to recognize that as the baseline by which we are debating and discussing this.

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Salud Ortiz Carbajal
@saludortizcarbajal· Democratic · CA· Jan 23, 2017

It is imperative that we continue to work together providing affordable health care coverage for all, especially these working families that stand to lose the most from repeal.

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Leon Panetta
@leonpanetta· Democratic · CA· Jan 22, 2017

If you've got an FBI investigation going on into possible links between the Trump administration or Trump individuals and the Russians, that you would assume that all phone conversations between those within the administration and the…

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Barbara Boxer
@barbaraboxer· Democratic · CA· Jan 17, 2017

Mr. Pruitt has advocated and stood up for the profits of businesses, be it poultry companies or the energy industry and other polluters, at the expense of people who have to drink the water or breathe the air.

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Dana Rohrabacher
@danarohrabacher· Republican · CA· Jan 13, 2017

Mr. Speaker, today, I will reintroduce legislation entitled, Save the Christians From Genocide Act. The bill declares Christians and Yazidis in Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, Iran, and Libya as targets of genocide, and thus gives them a priority…

Congressional Record · 2017-01-13
Duncan Hunter
@duncanhunter· Republican · CA· Jan 13, 2017

He turns to me and he says: Lieutenant Hunter, good to see you. I said: good to see you, sir. I was already sweating and shaking, speaking to a one-star general officer. For a lieutenant, that could be very trying. He said: Did you kill…

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Duncan Hunter
@duncanhunter· Republican · CA· Jan 13, 2017

Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of S. 84. Here is what I think this is about. We feel slighted. We in Congress feel slighted that the Trump administration did not deign to have General Mattis come and speak to us, the House, which is…

Congressional Record · 2017-01-13
Susan Davis
@susandavis· Democratic · CA· Jan 13, 2017

Mr. Speaker, I opposed similar legislation in a markup yesterday, and I cannot support it today. My concerns are not with the exceptional qualifications and decades of honorable service of General Mattis, but I am opposed to a process that…

Congressional Record · 2017-01-13
Ro Khanna
@rokhanna· Democratic · CA· Jan 13, 2017

Mr. Speaker, I want to say what an honor it is to be on this Committee with Chairman Thornberry and Ranking Member Smith and their leadership. When I joined, I was told this was one of the only bipartisan committees in the House. While we…

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Ro Khanna
@rokhanna· Democratic · CA· Jan 13, 2017

Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to this bill which will set forth the repeal of ObamaCare. But I also am concerned that the bill doesn't have a basic amendment which would allow for the importation of drugs from Canada. Senator…

Congressional Record · 2017-01-13
Anna Eshoo
@annaeshoo· Democratic · CA· Jan 13, 2017

Mr. Chair, I rise today to express my grave concerns with the Republican budget proposal for 2017. The budget before us today is a disaster for the American people. Not only does it add $9 trillion to the national debt and put our nation…

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