On the recordDecember 21, 2009
We have never seen landmark social legislation passed with this kind of sharp divide and in the face of this much public opposition.
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transcripts.cnn.comWe have never seen landmark social legislation passed with this kind of sharp divide and in the face of this much public opposition.
Gergen highlights the unprecedented partisan divide in passing the current health care legislation compared to past reforms.
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