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Bruce L. Braley: That is an interesting point, because we have been hearing all week how some people with incomes as high as $85,000 will…

On the recordOctober 17, 2007
That is an interesting point, because we have been hearing all week how some people with incomes as high as $85,000 will be covered. How does that square with the comment you just made that 90 percent of the people under the program are making less than $45,000?

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Questioning income thresholds in a discussion about a government program.

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