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On the recordMarch 3, 2011
I am not calling anybody a liar. What I intended to say, and I will ask unanimous consent to put in the Record, is that as we have repeated talking points about a government takeover of health care, this has been judged by an independent journalistic undertaking as the political lie of the year.
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Earl Blumenauer
Democratic · Oregon
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govinfo.gov
Mar 3, 2011

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Blumenauer clarifies his previous statements regarding health care reform and political rhetoric.

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