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Elijah Cummings: “Republicans want to eliminate health coverage for tens of millions of Americans, return the keys to the insurance…”

On the recordSeptember 17, 2013
Republicans want to eliminate health coverage for tens of millions of Americans, return the keys to the insurance companies, and go back to the days of discrimination against people like Ms. Laury with preexisting conditions.
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Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland

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Cummings warns that Republicans aim to strip health coverage and revive discrimination in insurance.

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