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Pete Stark: I thank the Chair. The important issue is that if we were to even consider doing away with the data bank, we could not…

On the recordMarch 12, 1996
I thank the Chair. The important issue is that if we were to even consider doing away with the data bank, we could not have the records to support the fact that we ought not to do away with nursing home regulations as the Republican Medicare bill would suggest.
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Pete Stark
California

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Discussing the implications of the Republican Medicare bill on nursing home regulations.

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