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On the recordMay 24, 2011
I just want to point out something else. Who is going to be left to pay for it? Obviously, localities in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York are not going to let people lie sick in the streets. It's just going to mean local taxes are going to get raised and that State taxes are going to get raised because, ultimately, it's not whether people get health care; it's just how it's paid for. Frankly, by cutting it off, it doesn't mean that. It just means that we're passing it along in an unfunded mandate to localities. I thank the gentleman for yielding.
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Anthony Weiner
New York
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May 24, 2011

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