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Jim Risch: “This was buried in a 3,000 page healthcare bill that was shoved down the throat of the American people on a straight…”

On the recordNovember 17, 2010
This was buried in a 3,000 page healthcare bill that was shoved down the throat of the American people on a straight party line vote.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

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Risch criticizes the healthcare bill's passage and its impact on small businesses.

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