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Dick Durbin: “I’ve seen this movie before. It’s called the Affordable Care Act, referring to the lengthy talks over health reform…”

On the recordJune 18, 2021
I’ve seen this movie before. It’s called the Affordable Care Act, referring to the lengthy talks over health reform under President Barack Obama. We waited a calendar year for bipartisanship then, and it never ever appeared.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Durbin expresses impatience with the slow progress of negotiations and draws a parallel to past experiences with bipartisan talks.

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