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On the recordJanuary 20, 2010
It occurs to me, and I believe in H.R. 3200 there was an amendment offered that would have required Members of Congress to live under the same law. That offer for that exemption was voted down by Democrats. So if you had a bad policy, wouldn't you want to exempt yourselves from that?
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Steve King
Republican · Iowa
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govinfo.gov
Jan 20, 2010

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The speaker discusses an amendment related to Congress members' exemptions from healthcare laws.

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