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On the recordSeptember 8, 2015
The purpose of the Affordable Care Act is we have so many individuals who are either uninsured or underinsured.
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Schakowsky emphasizes the ACA's goal of providing health coverage to the uninsured.

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