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Bill Clinton: “We have suffered through a path to the future. You don't have to have an employer mandate. You don't have to have a tax…”

On the recordMarch 10, 2009
We have suffered through a path to the future. 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. So 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 regarding health-care reform and the reduced obstacles compared to the past.

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