House Minority Whip Steve Scalise drew on his personal experience with the healthcare system in decrying a potential government takeover of the industry.

“I would not be here today without the greatest healthcare system on the face of the planet,” Scalise told a crowd of thousands at the Conservative Political Action Conference at National Harbor, Maryland, on Thursday.

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