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Audit and revision notes for Arrington interview article
Summary
Post-draft audit identified a few clarity and sourcing issues (colloquial term, numeric ambiguity, and unsourced quantitative claims); article revised to clarify phrasing and flag claims that require document-level verification.
Audit findings and fixes applied to the article: 1) Spelling/terminology: replaced casual term 'Obamacare' with 'Affordable Care Act (ACA)' on first reference and noted the transcript used the colloquial term. 2) Clarity: transcript phrase '20 27 premiums' was rendered as '2027 premiums' in the article with clear attribution to interviewers/Senators Cassidy and Crapo. 3) Quantitative precision: numbers cited by Rep. Arrington (CBO 6+ million, 40%, 'tens of thousands') were left attributed to him and flagged as requiring independent verification because no documents were provided on air. 4) Attribution: ensured all direct quotations are attributed only to speakers identified in the transcript speaker list. 5) No votes or formal actions were reported, so none are recorded.
