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On the recordAugust 9, 2009
If you give people a chance to have their questions heard and give a chance for a response, I think it might be a little bit easier.
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Ben Cardin
Democratic · Maryland

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Ben Cardin encourages dialogue during a heated town hall meeting on health care.

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