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Ron Wyden: “We're going to spend that $4.5 trillion this year on American healthcare.”

On the recordMay 7, 2024
We're going to spend that $4.5 trillion this year on American healthcare.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden highlights the massive spending on healthcare in the U.S.

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