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Paul Begala: “The Republicans say they hate government health care. Democrats like it, so of course they're going to accept it. Why…”

On the recordNovember 4, 2010
The Republicans say they hate government health care. Democrats like it, so of course they're going to accept it. Why don't the Republicans decline -- why does not John Boehner who has almost 20 years now been on government health care, why doesn't he decline it? Because it's good. That's why. It's a heck of a good policy.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Begala argues that Republicans, including John Boehner, should decline government health care if they truly oppose it, highlighting the hypocrisy in their stance.

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