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Democrats Markey, Lynch tangle over Obamacare in first TV debate [View all]
Source: Boston Globe
Democrats Markey, Lynch tangle over Obamacare in first TV debate, following debate by GOP's Winslow, Sullivan, Gomez
03/27/2013 9:37 PM
By Martin Finucane, Globe Staff
US Representatives Edward J. Markey and Stephen F. Lynch tangled over Lynch’s vote against President Obama’s health care law in a televised debate tonight between the two contenders for the Democratic nomination in the special election race for US Senate.
Lynch said he didn’t vote for the bill because “it was a very flawed bill and we missed a real opportunity to create real health care reform.”
Markey described his own vote for the Affordable Care Act as “the proudest vote of my career” and said, “Steve, when that vote came up, you were wrong.”
Lynch responded, “What we did there was wrong,” describing what he said were several flaws in the law and calling it a giveaway to health insurance companies.
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03/27/2013 9:37 PM
By Martin Finucane, Globe Staff
US Representatives Edward J. Markey and Stephen F. Lynch tangled over Lynch’s vote against President Obama’s health care law in a televised debate tonight between the two contenders for the Democratic nomination in the special election race for US Senate.
Lynch said he didn’t vote for the bill because “it was a very flawed bill and we missed a real opportunity to create real health care reform.”
Markey described his own vote for the Affordable Care Act as “the proudest vote of my career” and said, “Steve, when that vote came up, you were wrong.”
Lynch responded, “What we did there was wrong,” describing what he said were several flaws in the law and calling it a giveaway to health insurance companies.
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Read more: http://www.boston.com/politicalintelligence/2013/03/27/markey-lynch-tangle-over-obamacare-first-televised-debate/39Mpm10N56QCZPYgkrdZPL/story.html
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