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Health Care Summit Squabbles
Posted on February 25, 2010 , Updated on March 2, 2010
We tuned in to watch the president’s health care summit at Blair House today — all six-plus hours of it. And we weren’t surprised to hear some factual missteps in the discussion: Sen. Lamar Alexander said premiums will go up for “millions” under the Senate bill and president’s plan, while President Barack Obama said families …
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Tagged Barack Obama, Charles Boustany, congressional budget office, Harry Reid, health care, health insurance, Lamar Alexander, polling, Tom Coburn
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