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Al Franken: “So, when the healthcare reform debate takes place, and there are some Senators, like myself, who think that the money to…”

On the recordJuly 28, 2009
So, when the healthcare reform debate takes place, and there are some Senators, like myself, who think that the money to pay for this is actually there in the system, that if we do this right, we can save enough money to cover everybody, that seems to conform with what you think.
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Al Franken
Democratic · Minnesota

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Franken expresses belief in funding healthcare reform through savings in the system.

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