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Michael Bennet: If we could work together, I would appreciate the opportunity to work with your staff to see whether in the end we are…

On the recordJune 7, 2017
If we could work together, I would appreciate the opportunity to work with your staff to see whether in the end we are talking about $834 billion or $1.4 trillion.
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Michael Bennet
Democratic · Colorado

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Bennet emphasizes the need for collaboration to clarify Medicaid budget cuts.

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