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Joe Pitts: “It is unconscionable to promise something to people when you know it won't be there. Your own administration admits the…”

On the recordFebruary 1, 2012
It is unconscionable to promise something to people when you know it won't be there. Your own administration admits the CLASS Act doesn't work. Zero people will be enrolled in the CLASS Act. They have a program that does not work, a program they know that does not work. That is building a false sense of security in people instead of working on the real policy. I yield 2 minutes at this time to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Hensarling), our conference chair.
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Joe Pitts
Republican · Pennsylvania
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Feb 1, 2012

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