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David Gergen: You would think tonight that the president would be scrambling, doing everything he could to rescue the health care…

On the recordJune 27, 2017
You would think tonight that the president would be scrambling, doing everything he could to rescue the health care reform bill, which is now in serious trouble in the Senate.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen expresses concern that Trump is focusing on fundraising instead of addressing urgent legislative issues like health care reform.

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