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Lloyd Doggett: “There are many factors contributing to these hikes and surges in health insurance premiums, and one of the major factors…”

On the recordJuly 11, 2016
There are many factors contributing to these hikes and surges in health insurance premiums, and one of the major factors is the failure of this House and this Congress to do anything but engage in obstructionist tactics concerning the Affordable Care Act.
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Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Doggett criticizes Congress for obstructing improvements to the Affordable Care Act, impacting insurance premiums.

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