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Ron Wyden: “It is called Obamacare. Barack Obama had nothing to do with its creation.”

On the recordSeptember 24, 2017
It is called Obamacare. Barack Obama had nothing to do with its creation.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

Wyden clarifies that Obamacare originated from Republican efforts, not from Barack Obama.

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