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On the recordAugust 18, 2009
Well, I mean Democratic members of Congress. Among independents... you know it's -- Republican opposition is hard and that's fine, they're the opposition party. But to try to pass something in a bipartisan fashion it's just going to be very difficult, almost impossible.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas

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Paul Begala discusses the challenges of achieving bipartisan support for health care reform.

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