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Elijah Cummings: “I am proud to say today that we are doing better. More than 8 million people have now enrolled in health insurance…”

On the recordJune 17, 2014
I am proud to say today that we are doing better. More than 8 million people have now enrolled in health insurance through the Affordable Care Act exchanges.
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Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland

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Cummings highlights the success of the Affordable Care Act in increasing health insurance enrollment.

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