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Mark Warner: “I thank Senator Merkley. Thank you for sharing those stories from real folks who are dealing with the current broken…”

On the recordMarch 24, 2010
I thank Senator Merkley. Thank you for sharing those stories from real folks who are dealing with the current broken health care system. There are enormous stress, challenges, and burdens that our current system places on those families. I think we are taking a giant step forward. The President already has by signing into law the bill yesterday. We will continue that step with passing this reconciliation bill later this week. Senator Udall has, again, along with all the other freshmen colleagues, been a leader in this fight. He has particularly taken on the issue of prevention and the fact that we have a health care system in this country that is more a sick care system than it is a wellness and prevention system.
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Mark Warner
Democratic · Virginia
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Mar 24, 2010

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The speaker addresses the challenges of the current health care system and the importance of upcoming legislation.

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