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“Let it be remembered that Congress began this debate on whether or not to reduce corporate tax revenues to pay for our National Security on the same day that our Committee Leadership, like our President, is meeting with the Chinese.
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Full text of Rep. Doggett’s remarks as delivered follow below:
Full text of Rep. Doggett’s remarks as delivered follow below:
The choice here is whether to give more money to insurance monopolies or leave a little bit in the pockets of middle class Americans. But for House Republicans, putting insurance companies first seems to be a pre-existing condition.
“For House Republicans, putting insurance companies first seems to be a pre-existing condition. This bill isn’t repeal and replace, it is repeal and forget—forget the health care needs of millions of Americans , forget the hundreds of billions of dollars that they, with this repeal, add to our federal debt,” said Rep. Doggett.
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Full text of Rep. Doggett’s remarks as prepared for delivery follow below:
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“On Day One of this new Congress, the Republicans’ first step is backwards. While professing such great concern about spending and debt, they abandon pay-as-you-go budgeting, returning to the Bush-Cheney approach— endless borrowing.
What is the Difference Between the Debt and the Deficit?
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