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Dick Durbin: “It was the Grassley amendment that brought us into this world in terms of bringing Members of Congress and their staff…”

On the recordJanuary 28, 2014
It was the Grassley amendment that brought us into this world in terms of bringing Members of Congress and their staff into the Affordable Care Act.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin credits Grassley's amendment for including Congress members in the Affordable Care Act.

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