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Article: REP. TOWNS DISMISSES REPUBLICAN EFFORTS TO MISLEAD FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ON HEALTH CARE REFORM LEGISLATION

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November 6, 2009
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee issued the following news release:

Chairman Edolphus "Ed" Towns (D-NY) today released a letter that denounces efforts by committee Republicans to spread misinformation about the effects of proposed health care legislation on federal employees. Republicans are launching a baseless attack on H.R. 3962, the "Affordable Health Care for America Act," as the House nears a vote on this monumental legislation.

Chairman Towns is a strong supporter of H.R. 3962 and proudly supports the provisions included in the health care legislation that are within the committee's jurisdiction. In his letter to the full House Oversight and ...

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