And those members are especially powerful now, because, as a concession to the party's traditionalist wing during the presidential campaign, many of them got places on the congressional list.

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But if it means more states like yours will share the responsibility of administering insurance exchanges, perhaps this is a concession Washington would be willing to consider, especially given likely implementation challenges associated with setting up a larger-than-expected national exchange within very tight timelines.

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