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On the recordMarch 9, 2009
There are 30 million people who live in a family that is headed by someone--the 30 million uninsured people living in a family headed by someone who is working but uninsured, 30 million out of the 47 million.
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Rob Andrews
Democratic · New Jersey

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Andrews highlights the issue of uninsured individuals in working families.

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