Newt Gingrich on Health Care

NPR | By Neal Conan

Published August 8, 2005 at 12:00 AM EDT

Since leaving Congress, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich has written about politics, published an historical novel and now addresses the policy issue he contested with then-First Lady Hillary Clinton. Neal Conan speaks with Newt Gingrich about health care, Republican priorities and 2008.

Guest:

Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House and founder of the Center for Health Transformation

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