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Paul Tonko: “And you know, you are so right. That preclusion that came in that measure was an outright avoidance of providing a…”

On the recordJune 23, 2011
And you know, you are so right. That preclusion that came in that measure was an outright avoidance of providing a benefit to the senior community. I know the number because we talked about it today in another session. It's $156 billion that could be saved over that 10- year stretch just by bulk purchasing the pharmaceutical needs for the Medicare program.
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Paul Tonko
Democratic · New York
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Jun 23, 2011

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