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Daschle Faces Confirmation Hearing

 

Published 1/8/2009 at WSJ.com: Politics And Policy

Former Sen. Tom Daschle testified during his confirmation hearing that providing universal health coverage will be integral to the mission of the Department of Health and Human Services and that "the cost of failure is simply too high." (link)

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