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On the recordJune 25, 2017
I don't think it's asking too much to say give us the time to fairly and critically analyze these numbers. And if you have -- if you're saying, well, CBO numbers don't matter, then let's look at the numbers that you do think matter. But it really does -- it does make a difference.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

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Senator Murkowski expresses the need for more time to analyze the CBO numbers regarding the health care bill.

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