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Elijah Cummings: “As a Nation, we have got to get a handle on healthcare costs, but to blame the ACA for out-of-control healthcare costs…”

On the recordJuly 9, 2019
As a Nation, we have got to get a handle on healthcare costs, but to blame the ACA for out-of-control healthcare costs is like a drowning man blaming a life preserver for getting him wet.
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Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland

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Cummings argues against blaming the ACA for rising healthcare costs.

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