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Ron Wyden: “There is a group of people who don't complain at all about their health coverage in this country and that's Members of…”

On the recordMarch 3, 2009
There is a group of people who don't complain at all about their health coverage in this country and that's Members of Congress.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden highlights that Congress members have private health choices unlike many Americans.

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