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Mike Pence: The American people want health care reform that will lower the cost of health insurance and lower the cost of health…

On the recordOctober 29, 2009
The American people want health care reform that will lower the cost of health insurance and lower the cost of health care. But the American people don't want a government takeover of health care.
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Mike Pence
Republican · Indiana

Editor's note · Context

Pence expresses the need for health care reform that does not involve government control, criticizing the Democratic health care bill.

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