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Jim DeMint: “What we are trying to do is to stop the stampede towards more government takeover and taxes, and to move on to real…”

On the recordAugust 20, 2009
What we are trying to do is to stop the stampede towards more government takeover and taxes, and to move on to real health care reform.
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Jim DeMint
Republican · South Carolina

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Senator DeMint expresses his opposition to government involvement in health care reform and advocates for alternative solutions.

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