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Jeff Merkley: “Did he call it mean because it takes a wrecking ball to rural healthcare by putting rural clinics and rural hospitals…”

On the recordJune 14, 2017
Did he call it mean because it takes a wrecking ball to rural healthcare by putting rural clinics and rural hospitals into a financial crisis?
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley highlights the negative impact of the House bill on rural healthcare.

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