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On the recordJune 17, 2013
I tend to have sympathy for the idea that, because people are not paying themselves... the market system does not work in health care.
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Schumer discusses the failure of the market system in healthcare due to lack of consumer payment.

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