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W. Todd Akin: “So I guess from what you are saying, a quick summary, 31 years in medicine, you thought maybe you knew something about…”

On the recordApril 28, 2010
So I guess from what you are saying, a quick summary, 31 years in medicine, you thought maybe you knew something about medicine, decided to take the huge amount of effort to come to Congress so you would have something to say about the debate. And in spite of the fact that you tried everything other than carrier pigeons and smoke signals, the White House refused to honor their promise to let you look at line by line what's going on. So the logical conclusion is you are going to run for President? Is that where we are going?
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W. Todd Akin
Missouri
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govinfo.gov
Apr 28, 2010

Editor's note · Context

The speaker is questioning a colleague's efforts to engage with the White House on healthcare issues.

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