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Frank Pallone Jr.: “I am extremely disappointed in today's hearing topic because for too long, too many hardworking Americans paid the price…”

On the recordSeptember 14, 2011
I am extremely disappointed in today's hearing topic because for too long, too many hardworking Americans paid the price for policies that handed free rein to insurance companies, and so Democrats did something about it.
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Frank Pallone Jr.
New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Pallone criticizes the hearing topic and defends health reform against Republican repeal efforts.

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