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On the recordSeptember 13, 2016
the Affordable Care Act, Obamacare, is fundamentally flawed. It can't be fixed and is imposing unsustainable, ever-increasing costs on Americans including my western New York constituents.
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Joe Barton
Republican · Texas

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Barton criticizes the Affordable Care Act for its flaws and rising costs.

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