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On the recordSeptember 13, 2016
It is embarrassing that in the most capable country in the world, in the most powerful elected bodies in the world that we effectively have done almost nothing to improve the health care of Americans since this law has been passed.
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Joe Pitts
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Pitts expresses frustration over Congress's inaction on healthcare improvements since the Affordable Care Act.

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