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Marsha Blackburn: “I think that the real crime is to sit by and do nothing and say we are just going to be content with the status quo and…”

On the recordMarch 17, 2013
I think that the real crime is to sit by and do nothing and say we are just going to be content with the status quo and not look at how we solve this problem.
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Marsha Blackburn
Republican · Tennessee

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Inaction on Medicare issues is a significant problem.

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