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Barack Obama: Eight hundred and eighty-two billion dollars in Medicare cuts to pay for an ill-conceived, badly-thought- through health…

On the recordOctober 16, 2008
Eight hundred and eighty-two billion dollars in Medicare cuts to pay for an ill-conceived, badly-thought- through health care plan that won't provide more health care to people.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama criticizes McCain's health care plan and its impact on Medicare.

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