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Diana DeGette: “All of these radicals who are coming to the House, thinking they’re going to be able to pass a very broad bill like…”

On the recordOctober 7, 2026
All of these radicals who are coming to the House, thinking they’re going to be able to pass a very broad bill like Medicare-for-All right away, they’re going to run into a brick wall immediately.
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Diana DeGette
Democratic · Colorado

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On challenges facing new leftist lawmakers in Congress.

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