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Paul Coverdell: First of all, those who oppose it have articulated their opposition and I think with specious arguments. Second, they…

On the recordJune 21, 1996
First of all, those who oppose it have articulated their opposition and I think with specious arguments. Second, they want caps on it, they want parameters all around it, so you can draw the conclusion that the effort is to prevent people from getting to this kind of coverage.
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Paul Coverdell
Georgia

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Discussing opposition to a proposed coverage plan.

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