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‘Stop Being Rude!’ Senators Spar in Tense Committee Hearing Throwdown on the Affordable Care Act

The Senate hearing focused on Affordable Care Act funding disputes deteriorated into partisan conflicts over decorum, overshadowing discussions on Medicaid and health care subsidies.

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A Senate subcommittee meeting on the Affordable Care Act descended into a sparring match between chairman Ron Johnson (R-WI) and ranking member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) on Thursday. In his opening statement, Blumenthal accused Johnson of trying to “muzzle” his fight for affordable health insurance, which is the major issue causing the longest government shutdown in history. “Let me just conclude by saying right now, millions of Americans are wo…

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