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Dick Durbin: “We estimate, as Senator Schumer said, this could cost $2,500 a year.”

On the recordSeptember 21, 2010
We estimate, as Senator Schumer said, this could cost $2,500 a year.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin highlights the financial burden of new flood insurance on families.

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