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Joe Crowley: “You don't have to answer the question. I am being a little rhetorical.”

On the recordOctober 28, 2013
You don't have to answer the question. I am being a little rhetorical.
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Joe Crowley
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Crowley emphasizes the rhetorical nature of his question about Republican opposition to the Affordable Care Act.

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