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On the recordJanuary 6, 2011
Health care consumes about 18 percent of America's GDP right now, and the closest country is at about 12 percent.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Highlighting the inefficiency of the U.S. health care system compared to other countries.

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