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Pat Ryan: “Congress is a legislative body, and it is not enough for us to assume that health care reform will have a positive…”

On the recordJune 18, 2009
Congress is a legislative body, and it is not enough for us to assume that health care reform will have a positive effect.
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Pat Ryan
Democratic · New York

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Ryan insists on the need for concrete legislative actions for effective health care reform.

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