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Pete Stark: I skipped right over the mandatory alliances and looked at his goal, which is to provide health care to every American…

On the recordMarch 16, 1994
I skipped right over the mandatory alliances and looked at his goal, which is to provide health care to every American at a price they can afford and at a date certain with a benefit level that we all understand, which no other plan does.
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Pete Stark
California

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Discussing health care reform and its accessibility during a House floor debate.

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