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On the recordApril 16, 2018
the idea that it is all of a sudden and a terrible thing, and the novel interpretation that the President's executive order to ease the burden could be construed as suspend enforcement, those are two very different things, are they not?
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Gerry Connolly
Democratic · Virginia

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Connolly discusses the individual mandate and its historical context regarding healthcare.

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