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On the recordDecember 9, 2019
So it doesn't help things to just engage in this kind of knee-jerk denigration of Medicare for All, pulling out of thin air some of these numbers, predictions, and fearmongering.
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Pramila Jayapal
Democratic · Washington

Editor's note · Context

Criticizing negative rhetoric about Medicare for All and emphasizing constructive discussion.

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