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Angus King: “I think I remember there was a report several years ago that the overall analysis... was positive, that it would reduce…”

On the recordJanuary 31, 2017
I think I remember there was a report several years ago that the overall analysis... was positive, that it would reduce the deficit over a 10-year period something like $1 trillion.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

Editor's note · Context

King references a past CBO report on the Affordable Care Act's positive deficit impact.

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