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      <excerpt>...be mandated under any health insurance plan, especially one that Americans will be forced to subsidize. I'd like to thank Rep. Thad McCotter for voting no against this health care bill. It is filled with tax increases, decreases in services and cuts for</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...be mandated under any health insurance plan, especially one that Americans will be forced to subsidize. I'd like to thank Rep. Thad McCotter for voting no against this health care bill. It is filled with tax increases, decreases in services and cuts for</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...to pass this bill which contains more than $730 billion in new taxes that will destroy millions more American jobs.&quot;  Rep. Thad McCotter, R-Livonia, called the Democrats' approach to fixing health care problems antiquated, contending their &quot;government-r</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...$31 million 15. Dingell $330 million Those are amazing amounts of money and somewhat erratically distributed. John Conyers and Thad McCotter must not have hospitals, or at least not big ones, in their districts. Carolyn Kilpatrick, on the other hand, ha</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>November 24, 2009 with Lisa Curtis, Admiral &#8220;Ace&#8221; Lyons, and Rep. Thad McCotter. by admin on November 25, 2009. President Obama has finally made a decision on Afghanistan &#8230; we hope? Lisa Curtis from the Heritage Foundation on the impact ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>My favorite guest is Rep Thad McCotter, the dryest wit in the GOP. Love how he makes fun of Greg. YehuditTX on November 26, 2009 at 9:35 AM. canopfor on November 25, 2009 at 10:47 PM. Wow the Anderson must have been tossed about that ...</excerpt>
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