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Chris Dodd: Is it also the understanding of the senior Senator from New Mexico that this legislation will not only mean new Federal…

On the recordSeptember 18, 2007
Is it also the understanding of the senior Senator from New Mexico that this legislation will not only mean new Federal protections for people in self-insured ERISA plans, but it will also protect workers and families in States with insurance laws that are stronger than the Federal ones by allowing those State laws to remain in effect?
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Chris Dodd
Democratic · Connecticut

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Discussing the implications of legislation on state and federal insurance protections.

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