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Ross Is Blue Dogs’ Bulldog

By Steven T. Dennis
Roll Call Staff
July 20, 2009, Midnight

He warned them.
Months ago, Rep. Mike Ross (D-Ark.), chairman of the Blue Dogs’ health care task force, told House leaders and chairmen they’d better include Blue Dogs in the writing of their health care bill. But that didn’t happen.

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