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John Garamendi: “Now, on the other hand, the very same thing occurs on the private insurance side. On the private insurance side, we're…”

On the recordJune 23, 2011
Now, on the other hand, the very same thing occurs on the private insurance side. On the private insurance side, we're going to see in the Republican budget plan, the Ryan plan, a whole population of people who have become 65 who are no longer eligible for Medicare. Now they're going into the insurance sector, the private insurance sector.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California
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Jun 23, 2011

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