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      <excerpt>...Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah. &quot;While the Democrats want to talk baseball, we want to talk about health care,&quot; Chaffetz said.  Rep. Jos&#233; Serrano, D-New York, jumped to his colleague's defense.&quot;I am positive that there is not a single American in this country,</excerpt>
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