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Maria Cantwell: “When you don't do that, you are literally driving up the cost on all of us.”

On the recordNovember 10, 2026
When you don't do that, you are literally driving up the cost on all of us.
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Maria Cantwell
Democratic · Washington
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Commenting on the consequences of cuts to healthcare.

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