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Lloyd Doggett: “I personally represent San Antonio, San Marcus, Lockhart, and Austin families that already face barriers to getting…”

On the recordJune 13, 2017
I personally represent San Antonio, San Marcus, Lockhart, and Austin families that already face barriers to getting their children medical coverage, and adding an additional requirement just means they are that much less likely, in the event of an emergency, to be able to get coverage. We need to prevent fraud. This is not the way to do it. What we need is comprehensive immigration reform to deal with these immigration issues just like the Senate approved 4 years ago--make improvements on it; debate it; consider it--sink this sorry piece of legislation, try to raise up the antifraud provisions and the comprehensive immigration reform that we so desperately need, and to grow this economy.
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Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas
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Jun 13, 2017

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