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Tim Walberg: “What the ObamaCare bill did was coerce people into buying insurance they did not need.”

On the recordFebruary 28, 2017
What the ObamaCare bill did was coerce people into buying insurance they did not need.
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Tim Walberg
Republican · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Walberg argues that ObamaCare forces individuals to purchase unnecessary insurance.

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