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Senate Finance Committee Begins Health-Care Bill Revision

Source: Washington Post

Washington : DC : USA | 2 months ago

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The Senate Finance Committee began work Tuesday on revised health-care reform legislation that its author called a "balanced, common-sense plan," but Republicans on the panel accused the White House of ending bipartisan deliberations prematurely and expressed continued opposition to key provisions....

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News Source: Washington Post | 2 months ago

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