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Earl Blumenauer: “It is painful to listen to some of the rhetoric here on the floor that suggests that, somehow, the use of resources by…”

On the recordApril 20, 2016
It is painful to listen to some of the rhetoric here on the floor that suggests that, somehow, the use of resources by the IRS is not dealing with customer service. The gentleman admitted that, under Republican leadership, they have worked to not fund the necessary resources for the Affordable Care Act. Now, this is a bill that is law. This is a bill that is impacting 16 million Americans, and 7.3 million people have gotten the tax credits. I would ask the gentleman from Missouri what the impact would be on 7.3 million taxpayers if we had no money available to implement the Affordable Care Act. I yield to the gentleman from Missouri.
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Earl Blumenauer
Democratic · Oregon
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Apr 20, 2016

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