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Hillary Clinton: I think we as Democrats have to be willing to fight for universal health care. What I have concluded, when I was looking…

On the recordFebruary 6, 2008
I think we as Democrats have to be willing to fight for universal health care. What I have concluded, when I was looking at this, because I got the same kinds of advice, which was it's controversial, you'll run into all of this buzz saw, and I said been there, done that. But if you don't start by saying you're going to achieve universal health care, you will be nibbled to death.
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Hillary Clinton
Democratic · New York

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Hillary Clinton emphasizes the need for Democrats to actively pursue universal health care despite potential challenges.

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