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On the recordJuly 22, 2007
We have got to stand up to the insurance company and the drug companies that Barack just spoke about. It's the only way we're ever going to bring about real change. We should be outraged but by those stories.
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John Bel Edwards
Democratic · Louisiana

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Edwards calls for action against insurance and drug companies to achieve meaningful change in health care.

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