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Michael Burgess: “The implications of that are startling and may well go far beyond the boundaries of where they exist today with the…”

On the recordApril 26, 2010
The implications of that are startling and may well go far beyond the boundaries of where they exist today with the passage of this law. It may be a much more startling recession or receding of freedom than we have seen in this country. Really, it would be unprecedented the loss of freedom that will accompany this bill.
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Michael Burgess
Republican · Texas
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govinfo.gov
Apr 26, 2010

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Burgess discusses the implications of Medicaid provisions in a healthcare bill.

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