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Ayanna Pressley: “It's high time we act and you are rationing life-saving medication, and it seems that for far too long we've been…”

On the recordJuly 25, 2019
It's high time we act and you are rationing life-saving medication, and it seems that for far too long we've been rationing our response and our compassion and our due diligence, and so it is critical that we act, and we act in a bipartisan fashion.
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Pressley emphasizes the urgent need for action on insulin pricing and healthcare.

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