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On the recordJuly 26, 2017
There have been no hearings on a bill that impacts one- sixth of the American economy and every single American. Now, let me ask my friend from Oregon this. Obviously, before my Republican colleagues would go forward on radical legislation like this that would throw some 32 million Americans off of the health insurance they have, they have obviously consulted with doctors and hospitals to get their views as to the impact this legislation would have on patients and hospitals all over America. What kind of testimony did the doctors make on this bill or the hospital administrators make?
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont
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Jul 26, 2017

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