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On the recordJune 22, 2017
As you present that, I ask, does it pass the Jimmy Kimmel test? Was a child born with congenital heart disease be able to get everything he or she would need in the first year of life? I want it to pass the Jimmy Kimmel test.
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Bill Cassidy
Republican · Louisiana

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Senator Cassidy discusses the criteria for supporting the Senate GOP health care bill, emphasizing the importance of coverage for children with congenital heart disease.

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