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On the recordDecember 9, 2019
I firmly believe that today we would be very close to universal coverage had it not been for the sabotage and for the refusal of Republican Governors to expand Medicaid.
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Frank Pallone
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Pallone criticizes Republican resistance to Medicaid expansion, impacting universal health coverage.

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