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Jim McDermott: “The Republicans were opposed to a public option. So the CO-OPs were an alternative that was put into this bill.”

On the recordNovember 2, 2015
The Republicans were opposed to a public option. So the CO-OPs were an alternative that was put into this bill.
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Jim McDermott
Democratic · Washington

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McDermott explains the Republicans' opposition to public options and the introduction of CO-OPs.

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