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Tom Carper: “I do not see that as being unreasonable that Postal employees should--the 23 percent who are not currently taking…”

On the recordSeptember 18, 2013
I do not see that as being unreasonable that Postal employees should--the 23 percent who are not currently taking advantage of Medicare, that they should not be encouraged to take advantage of Medicare, Part B.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Carper argues for encouraging Postal employees to utilize Medicare benefits.

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