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Pete Stark: We do not want to undermine employer coverage but rather build on what works when reforming the system.

On the recordMarch 10, 2009
We do not want to undermine employer coverage but rather build on what works when reforming the system.
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Pete Stark
California

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Stark emphasized the importance of maintaining employer-based health coverage during reform.

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