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Mitch McConnell: “Many of these insurance reforms, we could pass on a bipartisanship basis. Put you wouldn't have to cut Medicare by a…”

On the recordMarch 18, 2010
Many of these insurance reforms, we could pass on a bipartisanship basis. Put you wouldn't have to cut Medicare by a half a trillion dollars or levy a half a trillion dollar tax increase. Put that on the side and let's talk about insurance reform.
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Mitch McConnell
Republican · Kentucky

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Mitch McConnell discusses the possibility of passing insurance reforms without significant cuts to Medicare or tax increases.

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