Sherrod Brown said "To follow up, if I may, my understanding of the reading of the Domenici amendment is that he does exempt from these limitations restrictions to small employers. That, I think, is a commendable aspect of his amendment. But I do not see an amendment that provides the exemption that the Senator just talked about. As a matter of fact, the way I read the amendment--and perhaps the Senator will want to clarify it or set me straight on it--the way I read it, it says precisely that you cannot do what the Senator describes, that you cannot have a plan that has $1 million for physical coverage and $100,000 for mental health coverage." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordSeptember 5, 1996

To follow up, if I may, my understanding of the reading of the Domenici amendment is that he does exempt from these limitations restrictions to small employers. That, I think, is a commendable aspect of his amendment. But I do not see an amendment that provides the exemption that the Senator just talked about. As a matter of fact, the way I read the amendment--and perhaps the Senator will want to clarify it or set me straight on it--the way I read it, it says precisely that you cannot do what the Senator describes, that you cannot have a plan that has $1 million for physical coverage and $100,000 for mental health coverage.

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Sherrod Brown

Democratic · Ohio

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the Domenici amendment related to mental health coverage during Senate floor debate.

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