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On the recordFebruary 18, 2011
For this is the first time in the history of this country that the price of citizenship, this is the first time in the history of this country that the price of freedom, this is the first time in the history of this country that the price of being an American is that you have to buy a particular product that some unknown, faceless bureaucrat here in Washington ordains that you have to buy. We have come to the time that liberty is being taken away from us, that the strong hand of a Big Brother is reaching out and telling us you have to do this and you have to do that as the price of freedom and the price of liberty.
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Thomas A. Garrett
Virginia
Source
govinfo.gov
Feb 18, 2011

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The speaker addresses concerns about the implications of a health care bill on citizenship and freedom.

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