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On the recordDecember 18, 2013
Isn't it the heart of what the Senator said just a moment ago that there is an area that actually touches on a lot of health care--it is a big area--where you can do two things at once? You can save significant money for taxpayers and insurance ratepayers, and at the same time you can improve the quality of care that people receive. So often in legislative matters it is a zero sum game. One wins so the other has to lose exactly by the same amount. This is not like that. This is a win-win situation. So there really should be energetic efforts to pursue these win-win opportunities.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island
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Dec 18, 2013

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