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Bill Clinton: We have a simpler, clearer path to the future than we did when I was there. You don't have to have an employer mandate.…

On the recordMarch 10, 2009
We have a simpler, clearer path to the future than we did when I was there. You don't have to have an employer mandate. You don't have to have a tax increase now. And the risk of a filibuster is less. I think the obstacles are less than they were plus the doctors want it now. The small business community needs it now. And the insurance community even is not unified against it now. So I think we got a real shot here.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Bill Clinton discusses the current political landscape for health care reform, emphasizing the reduced obstacles compared to his presidency.

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