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Bill Clinton: I do not agree with changes that I think will, in effect, break up Medicare and put more and more seniors at the mercy…

On the recordJanuary 9, 1996
I do not agree with changes that I think will, in effect, break up Medicare and put more and more seniors at the mercy of the present private insurance system.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks on the Budget Negotiations and an Exchange With Reporters

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