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Nancy Pelosi: “Health care is a right, not a privilege.”

On the recordJanuary 28, 2018
Health care is a right, not a privilege.
Said by
Nancy Pelosi
Democratic · California
Source
npr.org

Editor's note · Context

Advocating for universal health care.

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