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Colin Allred: “Politicians in Congress have sought to tear apart the…”

Featuring: Colin Allred, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Texas

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Congressman Allred defends Americans' health care in first speech on House floor

Published | Video Starts at 00:13

… House back on the side of the people and protecting their health care for far too long. Seeking to fulfill empty partisan promises at the expense of the American people, Politicians in Congress have sought to tear apart the Affordable Care Act and its protections for people with pre-existing conditions. That ends today. When the American people chose this new Congress, they said, enough with the sabotage and the kowtowing to special interests seeking to divide us. (00:13–00:26)

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Asserts that Congress members have attempted to dismantle the Affordable Care Act and its protections.

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