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On the recordJanuary 31, 2017
We are telling people that we are not going to pull the rug out from under them, and if we do this too fast, we are, in fact, going to pull the rug out from under them.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Tim Kaine emphasizes the risks of rushing healthcare changes.

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