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On the recordMay 3, 2017
It is wrong to talk about what happened in the House today as a health care bill. This was not a health care bill. This was a bill that provided $300 billion in tax breaks to the wealthiest 2 percent.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Sanders argues that the GOP health care bill is misrepresented as a health care initiative when it primarily benefits the rich.

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