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On the recordApril 29, 2019
I have no question that healthcare is a human right and that no family should have to go bankrupt or worry about putting food on the table due to medical costs.
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Mary Gay Scanlon
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Scanlon emphasizes healthcare as a human right and the financial burdens of medical costs.

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