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On the recordMarch 12, 2013
I advocated and pushed forward the Affordable Care Act because I strongly believed that as health care costs were skyrocketing, American families and businesses simply couldn't continue to bear that weight.
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Joe Pitts
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Pitts shares his motivation for supporting the Affordable Care Act.

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