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Gregg says health bill costs underestimated

Pembroke Pines : FL : USA | about 1 month ago  
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N.H.— Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., is continuing to speak out against health care legislation moving through Congress. Gregg says supporters of the bill currently under consideration underestimate its costs at about $1 trillion over 10 years...Please try again, or click here to retrieve...
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