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On the recordJanuary 6, 2011
That the very first piece of legislation taken up by the new Republican majority in the 112th Congress is to repeal the Patients Bill of Rights. It's unfathomable.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

The speaker criticizes the Republican majority's decision to repeal the Patients Bill of Rights.

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