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On the recordMay 10, 2016
Getting the people covered by health care is one thing. Controlling the cost is another thing, and this is about controlling the cost, and I don't believe we have our arms around it yet.
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Jim McDermott
Democratic · Washington

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Emphasizing the challenge of controlling healthcare costs.

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