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Joe Barton: “The Affordable Care Act has never had, never had even a plurality of positivity. It is about a 52 to 53 percent negative…”

On the recordDecember 7, 2015
The Affordable Care Act has never had, never had even a plurality of positivity. It is about a 52 to 53 percent negative right now when you look at the polling numbers.
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Joe Barton
Republican · Texas

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Barton cites polling data indicating negative public opinion on the ACA.

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