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David Vitter: “You are right that Congress is not a small business. It is a large employer and it is treated completely differently…”

On the recordNovember 19, 2013
You are right that Congress is not a small business. It is a large employer and it is treated completely differently than any other large employer and far better by being able to go to this exchange, the only large employer that is allowed to do that.
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David Vitter
Republican · Louisiana

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Vitter discusses how Congress is uniquely treated in terms of health insurance.

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