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Sheila Jackson Lee: “What about the situation of the measles? Why do we have this dead-end road again, repetitiously voting against the…”

On the recordFebruary 3, 2015
What about the situation of the measles? Why do we have this dead-end road again, repetitiously voting against the valuable Affordable Care Act that has saved lives? Does anybody know about Medicare? It goes on and on and on. And many on the other side of the aisle opposed it in 1965. I am going to stand on the right side of history and support the Affordable Care Act. Vote against this untimely bill.
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Sheila Jackson Lee
Democratic · Texas
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Feb 3, 2015

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