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Obama goes after health insurers

Source: The Hill
Washington : DC : USA | about 1 month ago  
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  • U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe speaks to the press after voting for the health care reform bill in Washington
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He cast the insurers as a force for the status quo and said they are “flooding Capitol Hill with lobbyists and campaign contributions” to prevent a bill from passing. But he said they are acting dishonestly. “It’s smoke and mirrors...And it’s all too familiar,” Obama said. “Every time...
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