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Barack Obama: I support the public option because it has the potential to play an essential role in holding insurance companies…

On the recordOctober 25, 2009
I support the public option because it has the potential to play an essential role in holding insurance companies accountable through choice and competition.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Statement by Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on Health Insurance Reform

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