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On the recordJuly 10, 2012
I'm not sure why my colleagues on the other side of the aisle don't share our resolve to make life for our constituents better today than it was prior to the passage of the Affordable Care Act. I don't understand the resolve to preserve what was an inadequate status quo by voting tomorrow to take a giant step backwards. My colleagues, our friends on the other side, have no vision. That's why we're here today talking about going back to the future.
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Joe Crowley
Democratic · New York

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