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Tommy Thompson: “I'm sure that there is need for some reductions. No, I'll…”

Featuring: Tommy Thompson, Conservative | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Wisconsin

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Ep26 - HHS Then & Now with Tommy Thompson

Published | Video Starts at 29:54

So every day. Every day. Every day. And so what happens now? What do you think about all these cutbacks and in the agency. Well, you know, I'm sure that there is need for some reductions. No, I'll never accept the statement that we can't cut anything. We can make things better. And we may have to move some people from Department A to department B to make it better, because health care, you know, better than anybody. (29:54–30:07)

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Asserts that some reductions in government spending are necessary.

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