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Joe Barton: I have a bill that hasn't had a hearing yet, and hopefully this subcommittee will have a legislative hearing on it, that…

On the recordNovember 13, 2013
I have a bill that hasn't had a hearing yet, and hopefully this subcommittee will have a legislative hearing on it, that doesn't repeal, and it doesn't delay, but it does make the Affordable Care Act voluntary the first year.
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Joe Barton
Republican · Texas

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Barton proposes making the Affordable Care Act voluntary for the first year.

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