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John Yarmuth: the reason he did that was not because of any reason that made sense either economically or in terms of providing…

On the recordSeptember 13, 2016
the reason he did that was not because of any reason that made sense either economically or in terms of providing service for our citizens, but because he has an ideological opposition to Kynect and promised to do it during the campaign.
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John Yarmuth
Democratic · Kentucky

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Yarmuth explains Governor Bevin's dismantling of Kynect was ideologically driven.

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