On the recordAugust 21, 2009
We will make sure that no insurance company or government bureaucrat gets between you and the care that you need. And we will do this without adding to our deficit over the next decade.
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transcripts.cnn.comBarack Obama: “We will make sure that no insurance company or government bureaucrat gets between you and the care that you need. And we…”
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President Obama discusses the goals of health care reform, emphasizing access to care without increasing the deficit.
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