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W. Todd Akin: “You are not just a Member of Congress, you are not just a former doctor, but you are also from the State of Tennessee…”

On the recordApril 28, 2010
You are not just a Member of Congress, you are not just a former doctor, but you are also from the State of Tennessee, and the State of Tennessee is one of two States that tried this ObamaCare kind of approach to health care. And your experience in the State of Tennessee was did it decrease premiums and decrease the cost of insurance? That is what was promised by the President when he was a Senator. He said we are going to start by reducing premiums by as much as $2,500 a family. Did you believe that?
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W. Todd Akin
Missouri
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govinfo.gov
Apr 28, 2010

Editor's note · Context

The speaker is questioning the effectiveness of ObamaCare based on Tennessee's experience with health care reform.

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