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Rod Grams: “So you are saying the President's plan, when fully phased in, will be only $25 per month or are you talking about the…”

On the recordOctober 4, 2000
So you are saying the President's plan, when fully phased in, will be only $25 per month or are you talking about the initial plan with the coverage available with the caps and coverage?
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Rod Grams
Republican · Minnesota

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Questioning the details of the President's plan during a discussion.

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