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Debbie Dingell: “All of that dies, but the preemption clause remains, and, as a result of this, the subscriber to the health care plan is…”

On the recordAugust 2, 2001
All of that dies, but the preemption clause remains, and, as a result of this, the subscriber to the health care plan is left totally naked and devoid of any protection or any rights to enforce his interests in his policy.
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Debbie Dingell
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the implications of a preemption clause in health care legislation.

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