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Don Nickles: “I am wondering how much this amendment will cost. How much does it cost per family, per beneficiary? Many times health…”

On the recordMay 16, 2002
I am wondering how much this amendment will cost. How much does it cost per family, per beneficiary? Many times health care per family costs $7,000; sometimes steelworkers have very generous plans. Could they give me some idea of what it costs per family?
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Don Nickles
Oklahoma

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Questioning the cost implications of an amendment during Senate floor debate.

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