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Joe Pitts: This is about empowering people to make decisions for themselves, not assuming they need the government to protect them…

On the recordMay 24, 2011
This is about empowering people to make decisions for themselves, not assuming they need the government to protect them for themselves.
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Joe Pitts
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Advocating for individual empowerment in health insurance decisions.

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