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Barbara Mikulski: “Are we going to mandate medicine, which I don't believe Congress or any arm of it should, or any part of our government.”

On the recordJune 11, 2009
Are we going to mandate medicine, which I don't believe Congress or any arm of it should, or any part of our government.
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Barbara Mikulski
Democratic · Maryland

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Mikulski questions the appropriateness of government mandating medical practices.

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