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Ayanna Pressley: “Well, given that it was an abrupt policy that stood to impact, quite literally, the lives of critically ill children, in…”

On the recordOctober 29, 2019
Well, given that it was an abrupt policy that stood to impact, quite literally, the lives of critically ill children, in hindsight, do you think that you should have done some analysis?
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Pressley questions the adequacy of analysis on a policy affecting critically ill children.

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