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Barack Obama: “We can come up with ways that don't prevent people from getting the care they need.”

On the recordJune 23, 2009
We can come up with ways that don't prevent people from getting the care they need.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at ABC's 'Prescription for America' Town Hall Meeting and a Question-and-Answer Session

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