Now will the Senator answer my question of whether his family is protected by the government-administered Federal Employees Health Benefits Program--the best health insurance in America--where his employer, the Federal Government, pays 72 percent of his monthly premium? Will the Senator from Texas for the record tell us--and those who watch this debate--whether he is protected.
Dick Durbin: “Now will the Senator answer my question of whether his family is protected by the government-administered Federal…”
On the recordSeptember 24, 2013
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