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On the recordJune 8, 2009
I can tell you to right now that we're on this public option plan, that we're leaving it blank, because we want to have a discussion on it.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Senator Harkin emphasizes the need for discussion on the public option plan.

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