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“REPUBLICAN HEALTH CARE” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Justice was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H2908 on April 27, 2017.
The Department is one of the oldest in the US, focused primarily on law enforcement and the federal prison system. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, detailed wasteful expenses such as $16 muffins at conferences and board meetings.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
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REPUBLICAN HEALTH CARE
(Mr. HIGGINS of New York asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.)
Mr. HIGGINS of New York. Mr. Speaker, the new Republican healthcare scam, again, slams good hardworking Americans with higher costs and less healthcare coverage. Fewer people will have healthcare coverage, and insurance companies will increase their already record profits.
And what would a Republican healthcare bill plan be without a massive tax cut for high-paid insurance executives?
UnitedHealthcare is one of America's largest insurers and is under investigation by the Department of Justice for defrauding Medicare and the American people out of billions of dollars over the past decade.
On page 67, in seven words, this Republican bill gives their chief executive officer, who made $66 million in 2014, a massive tax cut.
Mr. Speaker, this is disgusting and morally reprehensible.
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