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Pramila Jayapal: “We ban private contracting, which has created that two-tier system of health care in America, one tier for people with…”

On the recordMay 21, 2019
We ban private contracting, which has created that two-tier system of health care in America, one tier for people with health insurance and another for the wealthy who can afford to pay for their care without any insurance.
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Pramila Jayapal
Democratic · Washington

Editor's note · Context

Jayapal critiques the current two-tier health care system and advocates for her proposal.

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