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Bill Bennett: “If they get it through, you know, what took so long? And the miracle will be they've done this in the teeth of the…”

On the recordDecember 16, 2009
If they get it through, you know, what took so long? And the miracle will be they've done this in the teeth of the American people who are opposed to this thing.
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Bill Bennett

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Bill Bennett questions the delay in passing healthcare reform despite having a Democratic majority and acknowledges public opposition.

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