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What Tim Walz thinks about health care
Author(s)Keith A. Reynolds
A look at the health care policies the new vice-presidential candidate has championed as a member of congress and as governor of Minnesota.
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The wait is over and Vice President Kamala Harris has chosen Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate for the 2024 presidential election.
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