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On the recordOctober 8, 2013
Today, every Federal employee that is furloughed or government program that is disrupted as a result the government shutdown is a casualty in my colleagues on the other side of the aisle's effort or their war to kill the Affordable Care Act and prevent millions of Americans from signing up for affordable healthcare insurance.
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Michelle Lujan Grisham
Democratic · New Mexico

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Lujan Grisham criticizes efforts to undermine the Affordable Care Act during the government shutdown.

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