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Joe Barton: “It is not complicated if you are an elected member of Congress and all of a sudden Medicare recipients start showing up…”

On the recordJuly 16, 2018
It is not complicated if you are an elected member of Congress and all of a sudden Medicare recipients start showing up at their town, town hall.
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Joe Barton
Republican · Texas

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Barton emphasizes the political pressure on Congress regarding Medicare issues.

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