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On the recordMay 24, 2011
I find this bill like a bad penny--it keeps on coming back. And it doesn't make sense now, particularly since we have the Affordable Care Act.
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Henry Waxman
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Waxman criticizes the recurring nature of a bill in light of the Affordable Care Act.

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