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Harry Reid: “If there were ever an emergency--ever--in this body, certainly it would be unemployment compensation and COBRA moneys.…”

On the recordFebruary 24, 2010
If there were ever an emergency--ever--in this body, certainly it would be unemployment compensation and COBRA moneys. [...] If we do not get Medicare reimbursement, it is a cyclical thing that winds up tearing down the whole system.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada
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govinfo.gov
Feb 24, 2010

Editor's note · Context

The speaker addresses the urgent need for extending unemployment compensation, COBRA, and Medicare reimbursement.

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