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Fred Upton: “I actually stopped a markup--I think it was a full committee markup--just so that we could spend another day to make…”

On the recordSeptember 24, 2019
I actually stopped a markup--I think it was a full committee markup--just so that we could spend another day to make sure that everybody was on board.
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Fred Upton
Republican · Michigan

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Upton recalls his efforts to ensure bipartisan support for healthcare legislation.

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