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On the recordMarch 16, 2011
An intrinsic flaw of the PPACA is that it fails to unleash the potential of States to innovate in designing reforms that respond to their own unique circumstances.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden criticizes the PPACA for limiting state innovation in healthcare reforms.

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