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Mike Simpson: “What I would like is--and when I say blow it up, is to create, you know, in your mind a theoretical in an ideal world…”

On the recordFebruary 23, 2009
What I would like is--and when I say blow it up, is to create, you know, in your mind a theoretical in an ideal world, the utopia that you talked about, what would it look like...
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Mike Simpson
Republican · Idaho

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Advocating for a visionary approach to healthcare reform.

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