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On the recordDecember 7, 2010
The Republican Party is committed to gutting the health care program, and it's stage one. When they come into power in this House next January, they are going to begin a concerted effort of moving more and more wealth to the highest and the richest men and women in America that have already seen a quintupling of their wealth in the last 20 years. So let's have a very clear understanding of this. By gutting the health reform program, you will see stage one of the Republican effort to shift money away from the working men and women to those who are already fabulously wealthy.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California

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Garamendi addresses concerns over the Republican Party's plans to undermine health care reform.

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