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Ron Wyden: “I have said that every single time this committee talks about Federal health programs, we are going to be talking about…”

On the recordApril 14, 2021
I have said that every single time this committee talks about Federal health programs, we are going to be talking about updating the guarantee of Medicare.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden insists on the need to update Medicare during discussions on health programs.

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