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Richard Gephardt: “You're for government. You say you're for our Government. Medicare is a Government single payer system, and that's what…”

On the recordMarch 16, 1994
You're for government. You say you're for our Government. Medicare is a Government single payer system, and that's what it is, and people like it, and you're for it, and you say you're going to appeal it----
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Richard Gephardt
Missouri

Editor's note · Context

Discussing support for Medicare during a debate.

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