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Tim Scott: “When you think about the repeal of the national health care bill, is that not a savings of $2.7 trillion, at least the…”

On the recordJanuary 24, 2011
When you think about the repeal of the national health care bill, is that not a savings of $2.7 trillion, at least the elimination of a $2.7 trillion hole or an abyss on an entitlement program? Does it not reduce the debt by $700 billion? Are these not real numbers? And if we really wanted a number, if we were looking for the number, would they not have passed a budget last year?
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Tim Scott
Republican · South Carolina
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govinfo.gov
Jan 24, 2011

Editor's note · Context

The speaker is discussing the financial implications of repealing the national health care bill.

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