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Barack Obama: “We spoke about some of the strains on our health care system and some of the strains our health care system places on…”

On the recordJuly 19, 2009
We spoke about some of the strains on our health care system and some of the strains our health care system places on parents with sick children.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at the Children's National Medical Center

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