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Anthony Weiner: I want to just advise people watching at home playing that now popular drinking game of you take a shot whenever the…

On the recordJanuary 19, 2011
I want to just advise people watching at home playing that now popular drinking game of you take a shot whenever the Republicans say something that's not true, please assign a designated driver. This is going to be a long afternoon. Then there are my colleagues on the Republican side of the aisle that are basically pursuing the ``we don't really mean it'' strategy. My good friend, the new chairman, Mr. Upton, started his remarks with this long litany of things they are going to do in the new bill. They're going to have coverage for preexisting conditions. They're going to have help for the doughnut hole. They're going to make sure there are incentives for small businesses to offer insurance. You know what they call that, my colleagues? They call that the bill they're repealing.
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Anthony Weiner
New York
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govinfo.gov
Jan 19, 2011

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The speaker critiques Republican arguments against healthcare reform during a debate.

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