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Ron Wyden: “For years we talked about trying to meet that moral obligation, and failed miserably.”

On the recordMarch 18, 2015
For years we talked about trying to meet that moral obligation, and failed miserably.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden reflects on the unsuccessful efforts to address healthcare access.

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