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On the recordMarch 28, 2022
When the government competes against somebody, free market that is called socialism. When the government dictates who can be in the marketplace that is communism.
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Pete Sessions
Republican · Texas

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Sessions argues that government involvement in healthcare resembles socialism and communism.

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