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House Republicans Plan Symbolic Repeal Vote on the Healthcare Law

"We'll show the poor."

Calvin Trillin

January 13, 2011

We’ll show those folks who fail to list Conditions that may pre-exist. We’ll nix the misbegotten rule That covers kids once out of school. We’ll show the poor who think they’ve scored Some coverage they can’t afford. "Repeal!" That’s on our flag, writ large. We’ll show those sick folks who’s in charge.

Calvin TrillinCalvin Trillin is The Nation’s “deadline poet.”


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