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John Garamendi: “That's absolutely true. I was the insurance commissioner in California for 8 years. Actually, that's the way insurance…”

On the recordJune 23, 2011
That's absolutely true. I was the insurance commissioner in California for 8 years. Actually, that's the way insurance works. It's a large pool, all of whom share the risk. If your risk pool, as you just described it, becomes older and older----
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California
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Jun 23, 2011

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