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On the recordSeptember 15, 2016
as you hear in Montana and I hear in Wyoming weekend after weekend as we go home and we travel our States over the summertime, we are hearing from more people and seeing more articles in the newspaper about how the Obama health care law is falling apart. Every Member of this body--every Member of this body-- probably hears the same stories I hear and have heard again today visiting with people from Wyoming--stories from people who can no longer afford their health care premiums, their health care coverage, the copays, the deductibles, and all of the things that have happened because of the Obama health care law. I think it is interesting to reflect on that new survey done by the Gallup organization, a well-known pollster from around the country with a long history. They released numbers last week about what people are seeing around the country with regard to ObamaCare--the things we have been hearing at home every weekend. The first thing we found is that more Americans disapprove of ObamaCare than approve of it. Now, it is interesting because the Senate minority leader, Harry Reid, was on the floor yesterday saying repeatedly: Isn't ObamaCare great? Well, I would say to my friend and colleague from Nevada: No, as a matter of fact, more Americans disapprove--thumbs down--of the Obama health care law than people who approve. That is not what was supposed to happen--oh no.…
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John Barrasso
Republican · Wyoming
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Sep 15, 2016

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