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David Roe: “Thirty-one years I have practiced medicine, took care of some of the sickest people in the world. I never took a Tums…”

On the recordApril 29, 2013
Thirty-one years I have practiced medicine, took care of some of the sickest people in the world. I never took a Tums, and six months after getting to Congress, I take a Prilosec every day, to let you know how it is.
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David Roe
Republican · Vermont

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Shares personal health experience after joining Congress.

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