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Barack Obama: Americans should have access to the kind of health benefits Congress gets.

On the recordJune 23, 2009
Americans should have access to the kind of health benefits Congress gets.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama advocates for equal health benefits for all Americans.

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