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Mark Pocan: “I have had caregivers stop me in the grocery store crying because it is the first time in her adult life she has been…”

On the recordJuly 27, 2015
I have had caregivers stop me in the grocery store crying because it is the first time in her adult life she has been able to have healthcare.
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Mark Pocan
Democratic · Wisconsin

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Sharing personal stories of constituents benefiting from the Affordable Care Act.

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