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David Gergen: When seven different senators get breaks for their states and everybody else has to pay the bills. And they get breaks…

On the recordDecember 20, 2009
When seven different senators get breaks for their states and everybody else has to pay the bills. And they get breaks for their states, they get angry.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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David Gergen discusses the public's reaction to perceived unfairness in the health care bill's provisions.

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