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On the recordNovember 4, 2013
I think at some level this should be an exercise in setting the right expectations, that when you undergo this kind of effort to reorder a healthcare system that everyone on this committee agrees is broken, there are going to be some people who win, and there are going to be some people who lose.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Murphy discusses the challenges and expectations of healthcare reform.

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