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On the recordApril 8, 2013
I guess my concern in all this--and I wish I had voiced it to you yesterday--is that there is not a sufficient avenue for rural voices to be heard in this process when the panel is predominantly from non-rural facilities.
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John Thune
Republican · South Dakota

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Thune highlights the lack of rural representation in discussions affecting healthcare policy.

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