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On the recordSeptember 18, 2017
I want to make clear that this is an abomination. It's an abomination of the process, it's an abomination of the substance, and it's an abomination of the history of this storied committee.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden criticizes the rushed process of the Graham-Cassidy-Heller health-care proposal.

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