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Pete Stark: I would like to remind my distinguished friend that health reform was 100 percent paid for, and the party that wants to…

On the recordDecember 9, 2010
I would like to remind my distinguished friend that health reform was 100 percent paid for, and the party that wants to spend $700 billion on the richest Americans for their tax cuts certainly shouldn't lecture anyone on the deficit.
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Pete Stark
California
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Dec 9, 2010

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The speaker addresses health reform funding and tax cuts for the wealthy.

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