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Mazie Hirono: Health care is a right. It is a right. It is not a privilege reserved for those who can afford it.

On the recordSeptember 24, 2017
Health care is a right. It is a right. It is not a privilege reserved for those who can afford it.
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii

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Hirono asserts that health care should be a universal right, not a privilege.

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