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Janice Schakowsky: I mean, we have, before the Affordable Care Act, being a woman was a preexisting condition.

On the recordMay 21, 2019
I mean, we have, before the Affordable Care Act, being a woman was a preexisting condition.
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Schakowsky highlights discrimination against women in healthcare prior to the Affordable Care Act.

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