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On the recordMarch 18, 2015
I think we build by going forward, as I say, not going back to the days, for example, when insurers could clobber the people with a preexisting condition.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden advocates for progress in healthcare policy, avoiding past issues with insurers.

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