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On the recordJanuary 13, 2017
Now Phyllis receives a Federal subsidy that covers 35 percent of that monthly cost. She takes pride in the fact that she has never taken a government handout in her life. Now that she is on ObamaCare, the American taxpayers have to subsidize her health care. To Phyllis, that is not right. To Phyllis, this is about her pride. She is not asking for a lot. She is simply asking that she have access to affordable health care that doesn't require the American taxpayers to help her pay for it. I look forward to working with my colleagues to fix our Nation's failed healthcare system.
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Lloyd Smucker
Republican · Pennsylvania

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