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Darrell Issa: “Socialized medicine is not the answer. And to the young people out here who may be favoring this today, 10 years from…”

On the recordJuly 9, 2012
Socialized medicine is not the answer. And to the young people out here who may be favoring this today, 10 years from now, 15 years from now, if this thing remains law, you remember what I'm saying right now because we're loading a burden on your backs that you will not believe.
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Darrell Issa
Republican · California

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Issa warns against the long-term burden of socialized medicine on future generations.

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