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Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy takes the Jimmy Kimmel test

Source: nola.com - May 9, 2017

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., turned a coined phrase into prime-time television Monday (May 8), earning an invitation to "Jimmy Kimmel Live" to talk about his reservations with the House proposal to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.

Kimmel had delivered an emotional monologue last week detailing his newborn son's three-hour heart surgery to correct a defect and stamping him with a pre-existing condition for the rest of his life. He used that to rail against proposals to put caps on spending for such patients.

He found a sympathetic voice in Cassidy, who has pitched an alternative replacement that would allow states to keep Obamacare if they so choose.

Kimmel began with an update on his son.

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