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Charles Rangel: “I had hoped and dreamed that we would have universal coverage. And now we have it.”

On the recordApril 11, 2013
I had hoped and dreamed that we would have universal coverage. And now we have it.
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Charles Rangel
Democratic · New York

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Rangel reflects on achieving universal health coverage amidst political opposition.

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