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Michael Burgess: “We created a system now that it requires 1,200 waivers in which to work.”

On the recordMay 2, 2011
We created a system now that it requires 1,200 waivers in which to work.
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Michael Burgess
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Burgess criticizes the complexity of the new healthcare system.

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