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Chris Van Hollen: Putting aside reform? ... I mean, that is the problem is that we have this attitude that if you start something in the…

On the recordMay 31, 2012
Putting aside reform? ... I mean, that is the problem is that we have this attitude that if you start something in the mid-20th century, it is appropriate to keep doing it the same way 50 years later.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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Van Hollen critiques the outdated approach to Medicare since its inception.

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