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Michael Burgess: “President Obama himself, and he is from the White House, told us this last year when he had all us down there to talk to…”

On the recordMarch 20, 2012
President Obama himself, and he is from the White House, told us this last year when he had all us down there to talk to us about the debt limit, he referenced how expensive health care was.
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Michael Burgess
Republican · Texas

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Burgess discusses healthcare costs referencing a personal anecdote from President Obama.

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