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Janice Schakowsky: “But professional baseball and professional basketball do provide lifetime health insurance for former players.”

On the recordMarch 12, 2014
But professional baseball and professional basketball do provide lifetime health insurance for former players.
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Schakowsky questions the NFL's lack of lifetime health insurance for retired players.

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