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Michael Bennet: “This is one of the reasons Senator Kaine and I have offered the bill--I don't know if any of you have seen it, this…”

On the recordSeptember 24, 2018
This is one of the reasons Senator Kaine and I have offered the bill--I don't know if any of you have seen it, this Medicare X bill that suggested maybe what we need is a real public option that would be administered by Medicare.
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Michael Bennet
Democratic · Colorado

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Bennet discusses the need for a public option in healthcare.

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