Fifty million people couldn't get health insurance. Health care costs were increasing so rapidly. We needed to do something.
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
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Pallone emphasizes the need for health care reform due to rising costs and uninsured individuals.
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