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Janice Schakowsky: “A robust public option would increase marketplace competition, lower premiums for consumers, lower the Federal deficit.”

On the recordMay 10, 2016
A robust public option would increase marketplace competition, lower premiums for consumers, lower the Federal deficit.
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois

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Schakowsky highlights the benefits of a public option for consumers and federal savings.

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