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Rob Portman: “We do not assume just because somebody is poor that they do not want choices about their health care.”

On the recordFebruary 15, 2017
We do not assume just because somebody is poor that they do not want choices about their health care.
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Rob Portman
Republican · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Portman emphasizes the importance of health care choices for low-income individuals.

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