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Frank Pallone: Fifty million people couldn't get health insurance. Health care costs were increasing so rapidly. We needed to do…

On the recordMarch 29, 2011
Fifty million people couldn't get health insurance. Health care costs were increasing so rapidly. We needed to do something.
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Frank Pallone
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Pallone emphasizes the need for health care reform due to rising costs and uninsured individuals.

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