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On the recordMarch 22, 2017
We're having to put this bill through what's called the Byrd Rule in the Senate because we have to do this through reconciliation.
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Trent Franks
Republican · Arizona

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Franks explaining the legislative challenges faced in passing the health care bill through the Senate.

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