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On the recordOctober 28, 2009
The President and Congress have acknowledged that the bulk of our budget problem lies in the health care, the area of health care entitlements.
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Kent Conrad
Democratic · North Dakota

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Kent Conrad discusses the budget issues related to health care entitlements.

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