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On the recordDecember 12, 2012
Remember the word 'affordable' is in the title. If we wanted to bring the cost of health care down, we would have invited Governor Mitch Daniels.
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Michael Burgess
Republican · Texas

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Burgess criticizes the Affordable Care Act's effectiveness in reducing healthcare costs.

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