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Tom Harkin: So I have to ask, if the administration is truly concerned about bending the cost curve on healthcare, why would you…

On the recordApril 23, 2013
So I have to ask, if the administration is truly concerned about bending the cost curve on healthcare, why would you eliminate a program doing such important and successful work?
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin questions the administration's commitment to healthcare cost reduction by cutting a successful program.

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