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Pramila Jayapal: “A single-payer system can achieve universal health care. Great.”

On the recordMay 21, 2019
A single-payer system can achieve universal health care. Great.
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Pramila Jayapal
Democratic · Washington

Editor's note · Context

Jayapal emphasizes the effectiveness of a single-payer system for universal health care.

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