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Henry Waxman: “The goal of this hearing is not to improve the law; the goal is to sabotage the law, regardless of the damage inflicted…”

On the recordJuly 17, 2013
The goal of this hearing is not to improve the law; the goal is to sabotage the law, regardless of the damage inflicted on the health care system or the millions of American people who, for the first time, will be able to receive affordable health insurance coverage.
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Henry Waxman
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Waxman criticizes the hearing's intent to undermine the Affordable Care Act.

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