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On the recordApril 13, 2010
Everybody that I talk to about COBRA says, well, wait a minute, nobody can afford COBRA. They are unemployed. How could they possibly afford COBRA? And you are telling us that in the stimulus bill, in the Recovery Act, that 55 percent of the cost of COBRA--you lose your job, you want to continue your health insurance, that is covered?
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California

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