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On the recordJanuary 24, 2011
this hearing is really just a press event for the Republicans to twist the facts of the health care law and attempt to further scare and polarize the American public.
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Jim McDermott
Democratic · Washington

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McDermott criticizes the hearing as political theater by Republicans regarding health care reform.

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