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Richard Gephardt: “Mrs. Johnson, why don't you want to do something about costs? Eighty percent of the American people are covered, have…”

On the recordMarch 16, 1994
Mrs. Johnson, why don't you want to do something about costs? Eighty percent of the American people are covered, have health insurance. Their problem is they are not going to be able to afford it. Nothing in your plan does anything to hold costs down, to give people affordability.
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Richard Gephardt
Missouri

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Questioning the effectiveness of a health care plan during a debate.

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