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Tom Barrett: “The Government Accountability Office...found the same Social…”

Featuring: Tom Barrett, Republican | U.S. House, Michigan, District 7

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Candidate Interview: Tom Barrett (R) Representative in Congress - 7th District

Published | Video Starts at 13:53

… they can to get all of that subsidy from the federal government that all of us are paying in federal taxes. There's the government Accountability office, the internal auditor for The Government Accountability Office...found the same Social Security number had been used more than 120 times to sign up individuals for a health care plan. that was allowing them to recoup a tremendous amount of federal money at no cost to the individual. (13:53–14:08)

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Asserts that the GAO found a Social Security number used over 120 times for healthcare plan sign-ups.

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