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On health care- I really hope the Republicans were listening when the president said he was willing to listen and vowed to resist any GOP efforts to undo the benefits included in the new law and challenged the parties to work together. "Let's fix what needs fixing and move forward and not refight the battles of the last two years."  Our healthcare is not a partisan issue and to treat it that way is very irresponsible.  There is a foundation started and we need to be able to trust the people we have elected to remember how to play nice and work together for the good of all.  Problem solving, negotiation and the willingness and openess to throw ideas on the table and compromise are basic business practices that need to be remembered by all in Washington.

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I really hope John Kitzhaber returns for the same opportunity.  Chris Dudley doesn't have solid answers to questions asked, let alone the ideas he puts forward himself.  Our state needs experience, John Kitzhaber knows how to get things done and has had the time "off" to step back and observe.  If he's willing to take on this mess with far more experience than his opponent, why would we not give the more experienced person our vote?

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