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On the recordMay 5, 2009
The high cost of health care is rapidly depleting the Medicare trust fund, crushing State Medicare budgets, and bankrupting working families who cannot afford health insurance.
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Herb Kohl
Democratic · Wisconsin

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Herb Kohl highlights the financial strain of healthcare costs on Medicare and families.

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