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On the recordApril 1, 2019
Like many of us, people in my community in Illinois have experienced surprise billing and I frequently hear from constituents about their struggles to afford health care even health care more broadly when I'm home.
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Lauren Underwood
Democratic · Illinois

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Underwood addresses the issue of surprise billing affecting her constituents in Illinois.

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