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On the recordMay 4, 2011
They are not proposing anything to deal with rising health care costs. And that is just going to shift the burden more and more on working-class families throughout the Nation.
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Charles Boustany
Republican · Louisiana

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Boustany criticizes Republican proposals for shifting healthcare costs onto families without addressing the root issue.

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