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Lamar Alexander: “Over the last 7 years, we have endured this political stalemate over the Affordable Care Act, with most of the…”

On the recordOctober 18, 2017
Over the last 7 years, we have endured this political stalemate over the Affordable Care Act, with most of the disagreement being over, as I said, a very small part of the health insurance market where 6 percent of Americans buy their insurance.
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Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee

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Alexander comments on the prolonged political deadlock regarding the Affordable Care Act.

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