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Dick Durbin: “This breath-taking Cruz amendment would actually say to these families with children who are currently on the family…”

On the recordMarch 13, 2013
This breath-taking Cruz amendment would actually say to these families with children who are currently on the family policy up to the age of 26: It is over. Those kids are now on their own.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
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Mar 13, 2013

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