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On the recordMay 10, 2011
So the point here is that in a rural area, in a low-income area we have gone a long way through the establishment of six satellite programs to provide quality, cost-effective health care to the people of that area.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Sanders highlights the success of health care initiatives in rural, low-income areas.

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