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Joe Pitts: The Affordable Care Act--ACA--as noted in a July 24, 2012, Congressional Budget Office--CBO--report, cut $716 billion…

On the recordDecember 3, 2013
The Affordable Care Act--ACA--as noted in a July 24, 2012, Congressional Budget Office--CBO--report, cut $716 billion from Medicare.
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Joe Pitts
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Pitts discusses the financial impact of the Affordable Care Act on Medicare funding.

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