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Marsha Blackburn: “In reference to the comments that were just made about women in the health care law, I would just remind the body one of…”

On the recordJanuary 19, 2011
In reference to the comments that were just made about women in the health care law, I would just remind the body one of our primary concerns with this legislation was the way in which women would be adversely impacted when you look at the comparative results board and the fact that they were going to change the ratings that were coming from the task forces, and it would be more difficult for women under the age of 50 and over the age of 75 to get mammograms. And I use that as an example. We need this bill off the books.
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Marsha Blackburn
Republican · Tennessee
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govinfo.gov
Jan 19, 2011

Editor's note · Context

The speaker addresses concerns about the health care law's impact on women's access to mammograms.

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