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On the recordJuly 24, 1998
I know the gentleman would agree with me that this legislation today, the Republican legislation before us today, takes important steps toward solving these problems, but that there is also agreement on the part of the gentleman and on the part of our Republican leadership that the best long-term solution would be to adopt reforms which make it possible, and indeed, encourage, individuals, whether they are employees of a company or the self-employed, or for that matter unemployed, to purchase their own health insurance without having to go through their employer and get the same tax advantage as their employer currently gets under the law.
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John Shadegg
Arizona

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Discussing health insurance reform and tax advantages during a legislative session.

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