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Paul Tonko: the Affordable Care Act is here to stay and it is providing an enormous benefit already to the people of the 20th…

On the recordJanuary 15, 2014
the Affordable Care Act is here to stay and it is providing an enormous benefit already to the people of the 20th Congressional District of New York, which I have the good fortune of representing.
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Paul Tonko
Democratic · New York

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Tonko emphasizes the ongoing benefits of the Affordable Care Act for his constituents.

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