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Alan Simpson: “I want to commend Senator Kennedy and Senator Kassebaum for the work that they did, which was quite evident, the worth…”

On the recordApril 24, 1996
I want to commend Senator Kennedy and Senator Kassebaum for the work that they did, which was quite evident, the worth of it and the success of it, by a vote of 100 to 0, on an issue that has been creating tremendous difficulty with all of us. We have started down the road of reform with regard to health care, incremental as it is, but certainly something that the Senator from Massachusetts has been involved in in his entire career in the U.S. Senate. Sometimes he is a vexing adversary, sometimes he is a warm and helpful ally; but there is one thing the Senator from Massachusetts is, he is a master legislator.
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Alan Simpson
Wyoming
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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the progress of health care reform and commending colleagues during Senate floor debate.

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