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Ron Wyden: “This bill's sponsors aren't even waiting for the official facts and figures from the independent scorekeepers.”

On the recordSeptember 24, 2017
This bill's sponsors aren't even waiting for the official facts and figures from the independent scorekeepers.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden highlights the lack of proper evaluation for the Graham-Cassidy bill.

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