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Steve Beshear: It looks like Congress is pulling the Pontius Pilate routine and washing their hands of all of our folks and then…

On the recordJanuary 31, 2017
It looks like Congress is pulling the Pontius Pilate routine and washing their hands of all of our folks and then blaming it on me.
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Steve Beshear
Kentucky

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Beshear criticizes Congress for potentially shirking responsibility for Medicaid cuts.

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