In the 1990s, Dick Armey was a leading Republican congressman who opposed changes to health care proposed by the Clinton administration.
He is now chairman of the private conservative group FreedomWorks, and explains to Steve Inskeep what he's doing to influence the current debate on overhauling health care.
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