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Tammy Duckworth: “So is this a State-by-State issue or is there anything that can be done at the Federal level?”

On the recordSeptember 13, 2016
So is this a State-by-State issue or is there anything that can be done at the Federal level?
Said by
Tammy Duckworth
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Questioning the potential for federal intervention in state health care regulations.

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