On the recordApril 14, 2015
If you do not require people to get coverage, we will end up having to cover just the lame, the unhealthy, and the blind, and it is not an economically feasible approach.
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congress.gov“If you do not require people to get coverage, we will end up having to cover just the lame, the unhealthy, and the blind, and it is not an economically feasible approach.”
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