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Joe Lieberman: You don't fix the Medicare problem by making everybody happy, but the main thing you can do is to sustain this…

On the recordJanuary 20, 2015
You don't fix the Medicare problem by making everybody happy, but the main thing you can do is to sustain this incredibly important, humane program for the long term.
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Joe Lieberman
Independent · Connecticut

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Lieberman argues that sustainable Medicare reform is essential, even if unpopular.

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