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Bill Cassidy: “The individual mandate really does not do anything. It is actually Governors. If a Governor gets engaged, my gosh…”

On the recordSeptember 5, 2017
The individual mandate really does not do anything. It is actually Governors. If a Governor gets engaged, my gosh, things happen, but the individual mandate? Minimal effect.
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Bill Cassidy
Republican · Louisiana

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Cassidy argues that the individual mandate is ineffective compared to active state governance.

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