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On the recordJanuary 26, 2011
I'm not sure what happened to, if you like it you get to keep it. But you said, 'Americans will have more control over their health care.' My conclusion, after reading the plan numerous times, what we've done is, the Federal Government has more control over health care, not the American people.
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Richard Burr
Republican · North Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Burr critiques the health care plan's impact on government control versus individual control.

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