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    The MinnPost: "In his second speech from the Senate floor, Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn. , pushed for health care reform on Tuesday." Franken said "The Saudi Royal Family is willing to travel 7,500 miles to Rochester, Minnesota, to get great care at the Mayo Clinic. For a woman in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, and her adult son, both with diabetes, that same great care is less than 300 miles away... but it's really a world away. That's because if you're an American, you can get great health care, too" he continued. "But only if you can make it through the terrible system, and only if you can afford it" (Dizikes, 11/4). Full Article at Medical News Today
    The Saudi Royal Family is willing to travel 7,500 miles to Rochester, Minnesota, to get great care at the Mayo Clinic. For a woman in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, and her adult son, both with diabetes, that same great care is less than 300 miles away... but it's really a world away. That's because if you're an American, you can get great health care, too
    Al Franken – Al Franken SOURCE: Medical News Today 3 weeks ago
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Senators Make Health Reform Positions Known
  1. But only if you can make it through the terrible system, and only if you can afford it
    SOURCE: Medical News Today 3 weeks ago
  2. In his second speech from the Senate floor, Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., pushed for health care reform on Tuesday.
    SOURCE: Medical News Today 3 weeks ago
  3. Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., said the bill pending ... isn't aggressive enough in trying to curb rising health care costs. But she also said that doing nothing is not an option with so many Louisiana families and small businesses unable to afford health coverage. She said the public insurance option offer...
    SOURCE: Medical News Today 3 weeks ago

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