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On the recordApril 20, 2016
In reclaiming my time, I am asking the gentleman: What would be the impact on the 7.3 million people who are claiming the tax credit under the Affordable Care Act, which you have not yet repealed and which still is the law of the land? What would the impact be on them if you had your way and there was no money? I yield to the gentleman from Missouri.
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Earl Blumenauer
Democratic · Oregon

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