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On the recordJanuary 23, 2017
There is a large building, and there are people in the large building. And there is a fire in the large building, but for some reason they cannot use the stairways and they cannot use the elevators.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

Editor's note · Context

Uses an analogy to describe a healthcare crisis.

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