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John Bel Edwards: “Tonight, 47 million people in America will go to bed knowing that if their child gets up in the middle of the night…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 2008
Tonight, 47 million people in America will go to bed knowing that if their child gets up in the middle of the night sick, they're going to have to go to the emergency room and beg for health care. While the CEO of one of the biggest health insurance companies makes hundreds of millions of dollars.
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John Bel Edwards
Democratic · Louisiana

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Edwards highlights the health care crisis in America and the disparity between ordinary citizens and health insurance executives.

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