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Ron Wyden: “I think you have to start with the proposition that at that time the level of desperation among seniors for some measure…”

On the recordMay 21, 2013
I think you have to start with the proposition that at that time the level of desperation among seniors for some measure of assistance with their medicine was just extraordinary.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden reflects on the urgent need for senior healthcare assistance during past debates.

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