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Mike Thompson: “I just want to mention that my friend and committee member was half right in what he said about tomorrow's vote. We will…”

On the recordJuly 24, 2018
I just want to mention that my friend and committee member was half right in what he said about tomorrow's vote. We will be voting on some healthcare bills tomorrow, and they are bills that will help. But they will help people that either have the money to pay for healthcare or people who are healthy, not the folks who need access to quality, affordable healthcare. I would be remiss if I didn't point out that, contrary to this party's position for decades, these bills aren't paid for, and they are going to add about $70 billion worth of costs to our national debt. I reserve the balance of my time.
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Mike Thompson
Democratic · California
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Jul 24, 2018

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