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On the recordSeptember 13, 2017
Not only is the individual mandate in direct opposition to free market principles, it is pretty clear that from all the data we can see it has not worked.
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Tim Scott
Republican · South Carolina

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Senator Scott criticizes the individual mandate's effectiveness and its alignment with free market principles.

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