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Barack Obama: “The Affordable Care Act would reduce the deficit over the first 10 years and dramatically over the next 10 years.”

On the recordApril 9, 2012
The Affordable Care Act would reduce the deficit over the first 10 years and dramatically over the next 10 years.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Jay Carney

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