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Mark Takano: “Mr. Messer, you claim that the Congressional Budget Office predicts that the ACA will 'push as many as 2.3 million…”

On the recordSeptember 3, 2014
Mr. Messer, you claim that the Congressional Budget Office predicts that the ACA will 'push as many as 2.3 million people out of the workforce over the next seven years.'
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Mark Takano
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Challenges Mr. Messer's claims about the ACA's impact on workforce participation.

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