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Scott DesJarlais: “I would dispute the fact that we have been told that this is an exercise in futility or an unnecessary hearing.”

On the recordJuly 9, 2012
I would dispute the fact that we have been told that this is an exercise in futility or an unnecessary hearing.
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Scott DesJarlais
Republican · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Challenging the notion that discussing the Affordable Care Act is pointless.

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