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Fernando Oliveira: Will senators really work on healthcare, or just hide from constituents?

Perhaps the reason President Trump insists senators remain in DC through their August break to work on healthcare, is to keep them from seeing and talking with people that would actually be affected by repeal and replace. Pity, party over people. Sad!

Fernando Oliveira, Modesto

This story was originally published July 21, 2017 at 12:43 PM with the headline "Fernando Oliveira: Will senators really work on healthcare, or just hide from constituents?."

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