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On the recordFebruary 9, 2011
We know that an earlier generation of Republicans fought Lyndon Johnson in getting Medicare created in the first place with the same fervor that our Republican colleagues are fighting health insurance reform today.
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Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Doggett compares current Republican opposition to health reform with past opposition to Medicare.

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