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Barack Obama: I say that making investments now that will dramatically lower health care costs for everyone won't add to our budget…

On the recordMarch 20, 2009
I say that making investments now that will dramatically lower health care costs for everyone won't add to our budget deficit in the long term; it is one of the best ways to reduce it.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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The President's Weekly Address

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