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Tom Price: “But the proposal appears to put Washington in the business of paying for sick days to the tune of about one and a half…”

On the recordJune 10, 2009
But the proposal appears to put Washington in the business of paying for sick days to the tune of about one and a half BILLION dollars over the next four years.
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Tom Price
Georgia

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Criticism of a bill for federal funding of sick days amid budget deficits.

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