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Lamar Alexander: “If your local bridge in Georgia or in Tennessee were very near collapse, the first thing you'd do, I would think, is to…”

On the recordJanuary 17, 2017
If your local bridge in Georgia or in Tennessee were very near collapse, the first thing you'd do, I would think, is to send in a rescue crew to repair the bridge temporarily so no one else is hurt.
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Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Alexander compares the healthcare system's issues to a collapsing bridge needing immediate repair.

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