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Ron Wyden: “The Cancer Society knows something about what it means for patients to get clobbered by an extraordinary illness, and…”

On the recordFebruary 14, 2018
The Cancer Society knows something about what it means for patients to get clobbered by an extraordinary illness, and what they have said is, this opens up the door to charging those people more.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden highlights the potential negative impact of the bill on cancer patients.

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