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John Yarmuth: Actually, the insurance part of it was a Republican idea, that we embraced, that they opposed.

On the recordMay 21, 2019
Actually, the insurance part of it was a Republican idea, that we embraced, that they opposed.
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John Yarmuth
Democratic · Kentucky

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Yarmuth points out that the ACA included ideas originally proposed by Republicans.

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