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On the recordMarch 16, 2011
I think when I go around Maryland, one of my key messages is, we will succeed only insofar as we keep health care affordable, and the Affordable Care Act is an important set of tools for us, but we've got to keep moving forward on a whole bunch of other things to succeed.
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Barbara Mikulski
Democratic · Maryland

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Mikulski stresses the importance of affordable healthcare and the ACA's role.

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