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W. Todd Akin: “What in the world are these Congressmen doing, standing on the floor, railing about some bill that has already been…”

On the recordApril 28, 2010
What in the world are these Congressmen doing, standing on the floor, railing about some bill that has already been passed? Well, part of the reason is there was some truth in what Speaker Pelosi said, which is that you've got to pass the bill to find out what's in it. We're still discovering all kinds of surprises. In a way, that's what we've been talking about tonight--things that the Obama accountants in the Medicare/Medicaid group are analyzing in the bill. They're saying, Whoops. It's not going to bend the cost curve down; it's going to bend the cost curve up, so it's going to be more expensive. Uh-oh, it's going to cost jobs.
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W. Todd Akin
Missouri
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govinfo.gov
Apr 28, 2010

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The speaker discusses the unexpected consequences of a passed bill related to Medicare and Medicaid.

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