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Rep. Rahm Emanuel: “What do you think, given they have projected, I think it is $1.8 trillion over the next 10 years that seniors will be…”

On the recordJuly 10, 2003
What do you think, given they have projected, I think it is $1.8 trillion over the next 10 years that seniors will be spending on medications, but if we had access to this bill and it was in place, what would be the savings to both the elderly as well as to the taxpayer, projected?
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Rep. Rahm Emanuel
Illinois

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Questioning the projected savings of a bill related to senior medication costs.

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