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David Roe: I came to Congress to try to do that. Unfortunately, I wasn't included in the discussion of it very much.

On the recordOctober 12, 2011
I came to Congress to try to do that. Unfortunately, I wasn't included in the discussion of it very much.
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David Roe
Republican · Vermont

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Roe expresses frustration about not being involved in health care discussions.

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