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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “The notion that people who worked all their lives have to perhaps decide whether they are going to live on an…”

On the recordJanuary 28, 2019
The notion that people who worked all their lives have to perhaps decide whether they are going to live on an ongoing--based on the drug that they have taken.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton highlights the difficult choices older Americans face regarding medication affordability.

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