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Why threats to get votes for health law are more workplace bullying than political tactics

  • Written by Joan Cook, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Yale University
imagePresident Trump arrived at the Capitol with HHS Secretary Tom Price on March 21 to warn representatives that they could lose their jobs if they do not vote in favor of the health care law. Scott Applewhite/AP

In an effort to pass the health care law, Donald Trump placed intense political pressure on members of the House, even telling one key...

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