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Protesters Derail First Few Minutes of Graham-Cassidy Hearing

By Thomas McKinless

Posted June 30, 2015 at 12:30pm

By Thomas McKinless

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Repeated chants of “no cuts to Medicaid, save our liberty” erupted from protesters at a Senate Finance Committee hearing on the GOP health care overhaul proposal known as Graham-Cassidy. Chairman Orrin G. Hatch gaveled the hearing into recess after a few moments.

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