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Diana DeGette: “I hope the mistakes of the past with the Affordable Care Act of trying to eliminate it for many, many years, only for it…”

On the recordJanuary 30, 2023
I hope the mistakes of the past with the Affordable Care Act of trying to eliminate it for many, many years, only for it to continue to be the law of the land--over 3 million Floridians now get their care from there--that we learn from those mistakes when we look at the Inflation Reduction Act knowing that it is the law and will be the law for the foreseeable future.
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Diana DeGette
Democratic · Colorado

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DeGette emphasizes learning from past healthcare legislation mistakes while discussing the Inflation Reduction Act.

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