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Ron Wyden: But the fact is, CHIP was a bipartisan effort by Chairman Hatch and Senator Kennedy, and they demonstrated against all…

On the recordAugust 2, 2017
But the fact is, CHIP was a bipartisan effort by Chairman Hatch and Senator Kennedy, and they demonstrated against all the odds that bipartisan health-care policy is not just possible, it is the right thing to do.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden emphasizes the bipartisan success of the CHIP program.

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