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On the recordJuly 15, 2009
Those are many things that we've been trying to do here, for some time, and reforms that I think would help lower costs.
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John Thune
Republican · South Dakota

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Thune discusses ongoing efforts to reform healthcare to reduce costs and improve access.

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