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Steve King: “That is the group of volatile people that will realize they are paying for everybody else's health care, and they are…”

On the recordOctober 9, 2007
That is the group of volatile people that will realize they are paying for everybody else's health care, and they are paying for their own. They will say, put me on it, too, I'm paying for it anyway, and then we will have a Canadian plan. That is what I see coming.
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Steve King
Republican · Iowa

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Discussing concerns about health care costs and potential shifts in public opinion.

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