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Henry Waxman: “Having lost in Congress and in court, they are now using the most cynical of tactics: trying to make the law fail.”

On the recordJuly 17, 2013
Having lost in Congress and in court, they are now using the most cynical of tactics: trying to make the law fail.
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Henry Waxman
Democratic · California

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Waxman describes Republican tactics against the Affordable Care Act as cynical.

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