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On the recordFebruary 19, 2009
This bill will help relieve some of the suffering. For example, if you're unemployed and you've got to go pay for health insurance under your COBRA plan, that can cost you over $1,000 a month. This bill is going to help subsidize that and make that payment less expensive, so it does relieve some of the sufferings.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen discusses the financial relief provided by the stimulus bill for unemployed individuals facing high health insurance costs.

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