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Richard K. Armey: “We may be the ultimate congressional odd couple. We seldom agree on anything. But on this we do agree: Congress should…”

On the recordJune 25, 1999
We may be the ultimate congressional odd couple. We seldom agree on anything. But on this we do agree: Congress should act now to help the 43 million Americans who have no health insurance.
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Richard K. Armey
Texas
Source
congress.gov
Jun 25, 1999

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Bipartisan agreement on the need for health insurance reform.

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