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On the recordApril 25, 2012
Madam President, week after week, I have come to the floor to give a doctor's second opinion about the health care law. I tell my colleague from Tennessee that I should have him join me on a weekly basis in these second opinions, because he has clearly stated a number of things in this health care law that are hurting people. He talked about his experience as a Governor and the impact of Medicaid mandates and how that impacted his ability to provide for education within a State. Just now, with the bill he will introduce, I associate myself with his remarks, because he showed that one of the tricks that was used in passing the health care law is overcharging. This is the Obama health care law overcharging young people on student loans. The Democrats all voted for it and the Republicans all voted against it. It is overcharging students for student loans to pay for the President's health care law. Again, I appreciate the comments by my colleague, the Senator from Tennessee, and his incredible leadership on this, which he continues to provide every day in the Senate. I come to the floor today to again give a second opinion about another component of the health care law and one of the tricks that the administration has tried to use in terms of making the health care law, in their opinion, more appealing, which essentially the Government Accountability Office this week called foul.…
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John Barrasso
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