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David Schweikert: So raise your hand if you think the individual mandate helps lower income Americans?

On the recordMarch 26, 2019
So raise your hand if you think the individual mandate helps lower income Americans?
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David Schweikert
Republican · Arizona

Editor's note · Context

Schweikert questions the effectiveness of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate for low-income individuals.

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