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Andy Barr: While a slim majority of the Supreme Court upheld the taxing power of the Congress to impose the individual mandate, it…

On the recordAugust 26, 2013
While a slim majority of the Supreme Court upheld the taxing power of the Congress to impose the individual mandate, it is noteworthy that a majority of the Supreme Court denied the Administration's principle rationale for the constitutionality of the act.
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Andy Barr
Republican · Kentucky

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Barr discusses the Supreme Court's split decision on the Affordable Care Act's constitutionality.

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