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Jeff Merkley: “That health care plan, which is estimated to strip health care from 23 million Americans, delivers to Americans making…”

On the recordJanuary 31, 2017
That health care plan, which is estimated to strip health care from 23 million Americans, delivers to Americans making more than $1 million an average $50,000 tax cut.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Highlighting the negative impact of the GOP health care proposal on millions while benefiting the wealthy.

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