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Diana DeGette: “I don't really think we could go on August recess without having another hearing on the Affordable Care Act, because…”

On the recordJuly 30, 2014
I don't really think we could go on August recess without having another hearing on the Affordable Care Act, because this is now the twelfth one we have had in the last 10 years.
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Diana DeGette
Democratic · Colorado

Editor's note · Context

Expressing concern over the frequency of ACA hearings.

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