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On the recordJanuary 7, 2009
Democrats have fought--and, in my view, correctly so--to get everybody covered. It is the moral thing to do, and it is also the economic thing to do.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden emphasizes the importance of universal health coverage as both a moral and economic necessity.

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