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On the recordOctober 13, 2009
I would say that there has never been a better time for us to address this, and the health insurance industry has thrown down the gauntlet Monday night and said, 'We are going to increase premiums no matter what you do, and we are going to hold you responsible for those.'
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin emphasizes the urgency to confront health insurance premium increases.

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