It just seems that when I hear this debate about this provision and I hear proponents of this provision talk, it is as if everybody in America is like us. Everybody in America is not like us. They do not have the kind of health care benefits we have. They do not have the kind of protections we have. They do not have the incomes that we have. They do not have the lifestyles we have.
Discussing disparities in health care and income during a Senate debate.
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