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Rob Andrews: “In fact, many of these I was directly involved in in the State of Minnesota, because we had families, women, mothers…”

On the recordJune 19, 2003
In fact, many of these I was directly involved in in the State of Minnesota, because we had families, women, mothers, husbands, brothers, aunts and uncles come and say that this was basic health care coverage that their mothers needed, that their grandmothers needed, that their nieces needed.
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Rob Andrews
Democratic · New Jersey

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Discussing the impact of a bill on state health care protections.

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