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Tom Harkin: “I don't think people would mind so much the expenditure, in terms of percentage GDP if, in fact, that money went for…”

On the recordMarch 19, 2007
I don't think people would mind so much the expenditure, in terms of percentage GDP if, in fact, that money went for preventative medicine, early detection.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa
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congress.gov
Mar 19, 2007

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Discussing healthcare spending and the importance of preventative medicine.

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