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John Yarmuth: “I will remind the gentleman that his vote today to repeal the Affordable Care Act will result in 581,000 people from his…”

On the recordJanuary 13, 2017
I will remind the gentleman that his vote today to repeal the Affordable Care Act will result in 581,000 people from his State of Georgia losing their healthcare coverage, 71,000 workers losing their jobs, and an economic loss of $39.4 billion in gross State product, over 5 years, for the State of Georgia. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Jeffries), a distinguished member of the Budget Committee.
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John Yarmuth
Democratic · Kentucky
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Jan 13, 2017

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