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Michael Burgess: “But this plan will lead to a massive tax increase. It will eliminate private insurance. And it will accelerate the…”

On the recordMarch 5, 2019
But this plan will lead to a massive tax increase. It will eliminate private insurance. And it will accelerate the pending bankruptcy in the already dwindling Medicare Trust Fund.
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Michael Burgess
Republican · Texas

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Burgess warns that the proposed health care plan will increase taxes and harm Medicare.

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