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John Doolittle: “Absolutely. And historically, as we look at socialized medicine in other countries, price control, government artificial…”

On the recordFebruary 9, 1994
Absolutely. And historically, as we look at socialized medicine in other countries, price control, government artificial price controls are always a component of it. And it always leads to the next step, which is rationing.
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John Doolittle
Republican · California

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Speaker Doolittle discusses the implications of price controls in socialized medicine.

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