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On the recordJuly 23, 2013
Well, if it is such a good thing, why do we not go the other 4 percent of the way and exempt all business, 100 percent of businesses, from Obamacare?
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

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Senator Risch questions the effectiveness of exemptions under Obamacare.

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