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Angus King: If we cut all those other areas and do not do something about the overall health care expenditure, we are never going to…

On the recordFebruary 12, 2013
If we cut all those other areas and do not do something about the overall health care expenditure, we are never going to solve this problem.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

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Senator King warns that without addressing health care costs, budget issues will persist.

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