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On the recordOctober 25, 2011
repealing the CLASS Act doesn't mean that the widespread financial and physical and emotional suffering of older and disabled Americans goes away.
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois

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Repealing the CLASS Act won't alleviate suffering for older and disabled Americans.

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