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Lamar Alexander: “I believe Republicans will need to do some things temporarily that we don't want to do in the long term.”

On the recordJune 14, 2017
I believe Republicans will need to do some things temporarily that we don't want to do in the long term.
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Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Alexander suggests temporary measures to stabilize the insurance market.

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