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Price, author of long proposal to replace Obamacare, short on specifics in hearing

  • Written by Miranda Yaver, Lecturer in Political Science, Yale University
imageRep. Tom Price (R-GA) in confirmation hearing.Carolyn Kaster/AP

It is hardly unusual for Cabinet nominees to leave more questions than answers after their confirmation hearings. Yet for the millions whose lives hang in the balance depending on the future of the Affordable Care Act, Rep. Tom Price’s (R-Ga.) answers were surprisingly vague on...

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