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Tom Harkin: “I have never claimed that the Affordable Care Act is perfect, and I am open to reasonable improvements to the law.”

On the recordNovember 4, 2013
I have never claimed that the Affordable Care Act is perfect, and I am open to reasonable improvements to the law.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin acknowledges the need for improvements to the Affordable Care Act while affirming its legality.

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