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On the recordJune 9, 2015
If today we are asking you about how to make improvements to reach more people in our laws, that would be a reasonable thing, instead of the polemics that are going on here.
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Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas

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Doggett calls for constructive dialogue over political arguments regarding healthcare.

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