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Matt Cartwright: “I first ran to support the Patient Protection and Affordable…”

Featuring: Matt Cartwright, Democratic | Former U.S. House, Pennsylvania, District 8

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Pennsylvania 8th Congressional District Debate

Published | Video Starts at 41:18

And why don't we have Medicare for all? All right. Well, this is one of my favorite subjects, and it's about healthcare. I first ran to support the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. And the reason was I had been on a board of directors of a local hospital for about seven years. I learned how healthcare finance works. (41:18–41:23)

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Asserts initial political campaign was to support the Affordable Care Act.

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