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    Mother Jones‏Verified account @MotherJones 7 Mar 2017

    Jason Chaffetz tells poor Americans to choose between iPhones and health carehttp://mojo.ly/2lAmxXP 

    11:40 AM - 7 Mar 2017
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      2. TheBlueWaveUSA‏ @TheBlueWaveUSA 7 Mar 2017
        Replying to @MotherJones

        After @jasoninthehouse campaign charged up $12,000 in phone bills, we have an idea for where he can put his iPhone!

        3 replies 2 retweets 9 likes
      3. John Sheffield‏ @cubeslave 8 Mar 2017
        Replying to @TheBlueWaveUSA @MotherJones @jasoninthehouse

        I've noticed a correspondence between the desire for "luxury" goods and insecurity.pic.twitter.com/Y3wdqSQtdN

        0 replies 1 retweet 1 like
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      1. Michael Bennett‏ @MBennettinc 7 Mar 2017
        Replying to @MotherJones

        Willful ignorance combined with lack of empathy---CLOWN---Utah please save us

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      2. dwnthalane‏ @dwnthalane 7 Mar 2017
        Replying to @MotherJones

        in reality it's a choice between food and healthcare or rent and healthcare.

        1 reply 1 retweet 4 likes
      3. Arlene Villamia‏ @villamiaad 7 Mar 2017
        Replying to @dwnthalane @MotherJones

        heat or food or electricity gas/ or car insurance -it's insane. Even at $20/hr

        0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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      1. Dan Harrell‏ @mettalicious 7 Mar 2017
        Replying to @MotherJones

        I don't know what Chaffetz charges tax payers for his iPhone but if he paid for his own insurance he'd know ITS VERY EXPENSIVE!

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      1. LizzieShore‏ @lizzieshore 7 Mar 2017
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        He apparently looks at healthcare as a luxury item.

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      1. HappyHippie  🌊 🇺🇸 🌊 IMPEACH TRAITOR TRUMP‏ @KimPiper1 7 Mar 2017
        Replying to @MotherJones

        let's help UTAH choose to BOOT Chaffetz & chose @kathrynallenmdhttps://www.crowdpac.com/campaigns/181376/the-us-congress-needs-a-caring-physician …

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      1. Pheasant Plucker‏ @pluck_pheasant 7 Mar 2017
        Replying to @MotherJones

        Chaffetz is not the swamp. He is the noxious gas that emanates FROM the swamp.

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      2. Emmanuel Brown‏ @oluwabrown 7 Mar 2017
        Replying to @MotherJones

        At least they are not denying telling poor Americans that they are on their own. This heartless @GOP ran to protect the rich

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      3. John Sheffield‏ @cubeslave 8 Mar 2017
        Replying to @oluwabrown @MotherJones @GOP

        Much harder to make a buck off of helping poor people and other segments with few lobbyists.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Terrant Jabocs‏ @terrantjabocs 7 Mar 2017
        Replying to @MotherJones

        Is this the 21st century version of "let them eat cake?"

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      1. AnonBruja 🇺🇸  ♿‏ @AnonBruja 7 Mar 2017
        Replying to @MotherJones

        @texyellowdogdem Hopefully Utah chooses to make Chaffetz unemployed😒

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      1. Trump + Disruption‏ @distrumption 7 Mar 2017
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        .@MotherJones @RalphNader Didn't Pres Obama say something similar? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijQIJAK0NFA …

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      2. Teresa B. Love  ❄️ 🌊 🌈 🇺🇸 ⚖️ 🗽‏ @partingsorrow 7 Mar 2017
        Replying to @MotherJones

        the good news is #Alexa can now answer health questions via @WebMD so those without an #iPhone will still be able to get care

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      1. Wynande  🇳🇱 🌷  🌊‏ @wynandehague 7 Mar 2017
        Replying to @MotherJones

        Poor boy, surely "Let them dat cake"- Marie-Anthoinette was his grandmother ?

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      1. alexis kroupa‏ @AlexisKroupa 7 Mar 2017
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        @texyellowdogdem I want to see chaffetz make argument for Americans choosing between buying a new gun and paying for healthcare

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      1. None‏ @54xzy_Bc 7 Mar 2017
        Replying to @MotherJones

        this simply must be the end of Chaffetz-enough!!!

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