The Affordable Care Act was carefully drafted so not to add to the deficit.
Doris Matsui: “The Affordable Care Act was carefully drafted so not to add to the deficit.”
On the recordMarch 18, 2013
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Matsui emphasizes the ACA's design to avoid increasing the deficit.
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