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Eugene DePasquale: “We never had health insurance when we were kids.”

Featuring: Eugene DePasquale, Former Candidate, Pennsylvania Attorney General

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Published | Video Starts at 43:20

That's why taking on this opioid crisis is personal to me. I also know what it's like to struggle. My brother Anthony had muscular dystrophy and because of that, We never had health insurance when we were kids. So having, making sure that the laws are followed and consumers get a fair shake, that's also something that I'll bring as a value into office. (43:20–43:23)

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Asserts his personal experience of lacking health insurance during childhood.

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