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John Dingell: “As any good physician will tell you, we need to cure the underlying problem, not to just treat the symptoms.”

On the recordJuly 17, 2012
As any good physician will tell you, we need to cure the underlying problem, not to just treat the symptoms.
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John Dingell
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Dingell advocates for addressing root causes rather than temporary fixes in healthcare.

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