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On the recordMay 2, 2011
You can't find that legislation no matter if you look high or low, you cannot find it because Harry Reid had a secret bill in his desk drawer.
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Joe Barton
Republican · Texas

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Barton criticizes the secretive process behind the health care legislation.

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