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Howard Dean's file:
Dean

Democrat from Vermont

Howard Dean is chairman of the Democratic National Committee. The former governor of Vermont ran for president in 2004.

Recent statements involving Howard Dean

"Every other democracy in the world has a health care system that covers everybody, and we don't."

"All the really great programs in American history, Social Security, was done without Republicans. Medicare was done without Republican support until the last vote where they realized they had to get on board."

"There's no rationing in any of these bills."

"The biggest job of the surgeon general is to translate health care and health care needs into plain English."

Biden is "one of the least wealthy members of the U.S. Senate."

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