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Howard Griffith: “If people are facing death, they will take that Hail Mary pass and take whatever they need to, if they can.”

On the recordJuly 24, 2018
If people are facing death, they will take that Hail Mary pass and take whatever they need to, if they can.
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Howard Griffith
Republican · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Griffith emphasizes the desperation of patients facing terminal illness.

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