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Janice Schakowsky: “Inaction on this issue is not an option. High healthcare and prescription drug costs affect all of us, regardless of…”

On the recordSeptember 18, 2019
Inaction on this issue is not an option. High healthcare and prescription drug costs affect all of us, regardless of background or party.
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois

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Emphasizes the need for bipartisan action on healthcare costs.

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