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Raul Ruiz: “First and foremost, cuts to Medicare should not be made by unelected appointees who are not accountable to the American…”

On the recordJuly 19, 2017
First and foremost, cuts to Medicare should not be made by unelected appointees who are not accountable to the American people.
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Raul Ruiz
Democratic · California

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Ruiz argues against Medicare cuts by unaccountable appointees.

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