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Gene Green: Some of us were on the committee when we drafted the prescription drug plan, Medicare Part D, in 2003, and it was also a…

On the recordFebruary 25, 2014
Some of us were on the committee when we drafted the prescription drug plan, Medicare Part D, in 2003, and it was also a very partisan issue, just like the Affordable Care Act.
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Gene Green
Democratic · Texas

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Gene Green recalls the partisan nature of Medicare Part D's creation, comparing it to the Affordable Care Act.

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