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  Former Bush Health Secretary Thompson Praises the Senate Finance [Health Care Reform] Bill
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Last EditedHomegrown Democrat  Aug 24, 2011 05:27pm
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AuthorDAVID M. HERSZENHORN
News DateMonday, October 5, 2009 07:45:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionIn a statement distributed by the White House Monday, Tommy Thompson — the former Republican presidential candidate, health and human services secretary in the Bush administration, and four-term governor of Wisconsin — gives strong praise to the health care legislation that is expected to be voted on by the Senate Finance Committee later this week.

The statement, prepared jointly by Mr. Thompson and Richard Gephardt, the former Democratic House majority leader, warns that “there are some issues that remain troublesome and unresolved in the Senate Finance Committee’s bill.” But it calls the legislation “another important step toward achieving the goal of health care reform this year.” And more bluntly, it says: “Failure to reach an agreement on health reform this year is not an acceptable option.”
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