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On the recordDecember 12, 2012
I am very proud of the work we did in this committee to pass the Affordable Care Act because access to affordable health care is an essential pillar of middle-class economic security.
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Tammy Baldwin
Democratic · Wisconsin

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Baldwin emphasizes the importance of the Affordable Care Act for middle-class economic security.

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