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G. K. Butterfield: What you are hearing today is folks who don't like the law, and that is OK. They didn't vote for it, but they are trying…

On the recordSeptember 18, 2013
What you are hearing today is folks who don't like the law, and that is OK. They didn't vote for it, but they are trying to keep it from actually working.
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G. K. Butterfield
Democratic · North Carolina

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Criticism of opponents trying to obstruct the implementation of healthcare law.

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