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Elijah Cummings: “This whole idea that there was a problem in the IRS and there are ongoing problems and the problems that you are trying…”

On the recordJuly 16, 2013
This whole idea that there was a problem in the IRS and there are ongoing problems and the problems that you are trying to straighten out, Mr. Werfel, to your credit, we should not then suddenly wave a white flag and say, oh, we can't carry out the Affordable Care Act.
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Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland

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Cummings argues against abandoning the Affordable Care Act due to IRS issues.

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