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On the recordFebruary 4, 2009
If we are saying to people that money is only available for life and limb, we are consigning a whole lot of folks to a lifetime of pain and suffering.
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Byron Dorgan
Democratic · North Dakota

Editor's note · Context

Dorgan emphasizes the need for broader health care funding for Indian populations.

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