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On the recordJuly 31, 2012
I don't agree with Chairman Herger, that this has anything to do with the Affordable Health Care Act, because it has been going on so long.
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Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas

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Doggett disputes Herger's claim linking the issue to the Affordable Care Act.

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