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John Yarmuth: If you wanted to leave your business right now, if you wanted to shut it down, if you had a better opportunity somewhere…

On the recordApril 28, 2009
If you wanted to leave your business right now, if you wanted to shut it down, if you had a better opportunity somewhere else, given unfortunately the condition of your wife, would you have an easy time getting insurance if there weren't some kind of a public plan?
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John Yarmuth
Democratic · Kentucky

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Yarmuth questions the ease of obtaining insurance without a public plan.

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