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Brian Higgins: The stated objective of health care reform, the Affordable Care Act, Obamacare, call it what you will, was to do two…

On the recordMay 2, 2017
The stated objective of health care reform, the Affordable Care Act, Obamacare, call it what you will, was to do two things.
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Brian Higgins
Democratic · New York

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Higgins discusses the goals of the Affordable Care Act regarding health insurance and spending.

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