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John Garamendi: “Thank you very much, Mr. DeFazio. I heard you toss out two numbers. One number was the amount of medical, the percentage…”

On the recordApril 7, 2011
Thank you very much, Mr. DeFazio. I heard you toss out two numbers. One number was the amount of medical, the percentage of the costs of medical care that seniors now pay. Did you say 28 percent? Mr. DeFAZIO. It's about 25 percent on average of all of their medical costs, the ones for seniors who are eligible for Medicare.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California
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Apr 7, 2011

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