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David Walker: The last thing in the world we ought to do is expand health care coverage, dig our hole deeper, before we fundamentally…

On the recordFebruary 24, 2009
The last thing in the world we ought to do is expand health care coverage, dig our hole deeper, before we fundamentally reform the health care system.
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David Walker
Kentucky

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Walker warns against expanding health care coverage without first reforming the system.

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