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Sheldon Whitehouse: “Obviously, when you're talking about saving people's lives, saving money is a secondary concern.”

On the recordJuly 16, 2014
Obviously, when you're talking about saving people's lives, saving money is a secondary concern.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Whitehouse emphasizes the priority of saving lives over financial considerations in healthcare.

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