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John Garamendi: “But then you do not have to provide the insurance, do you, if you do not like what they are doing?”

On the recordApril 9, 2013
But then you do not have to provide the insurance, do you, if you do not like what they are doing?
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Garamendi questions the necessity of providing insurance based on compliance.

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