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Nancy L. Johnson: “I will give you the insurance. The Republican side introduced the first bill that would have exploded the infrastructure…”

On the recordMarch 16, 1994
I will give you the insurance. The Republican side introduced the first bill that would have exploded the infrastructure to guarantee all 37 million of those uninsured access to our good community health systems, and, in addition, we lowered the cost of insurance so they could have their choice. We provided options choice so that everyone in America would have access to affordable care.
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Nancy L. Johnson
Connecticut

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Discussing healthcare access and insurance options during a floor speech.

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