On the recordJune 4, 2003
Again, I ask the Senator from Michigan, when Medicare came in, was it not because the private sector had failed in terms of elderly health care in America?
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govinfo.govTom Harkin: “Again, I ask the Senator from Michigan, when Medicare came in, was it not because the private sector had failed in terms…”
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Questioning the effectiveness of the private sector in providing elderly health care during a discussion on Medicare.
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