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Claire McCaskill: And if we can reduce health care costs by 10 percent meaningfully, by 10 percent, we do amazing things to both our…

On the recordApril 23, 2013
And if we can reduce health care costs by 10 percent meaningfully, by 10 percent, we do amazing things to both our deficit and our long-term debt curve.
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Claire McCaskill
Democratic · Missouri

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McCaskill emphasizes the impact of reducing healthcare costs on the deficit and debt.

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